Wisk'achani (Sud Yungas)

This article is about the mountain in the Sud Yungas Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Wisk'achani.
Wisk'achani
Wisk'achani

Location within Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 4,088 m (13,412 ft) [1]
Coordinates 16°38′27″S 67°42′39″W / 16.64083°S 67.71083°W / -16.64083; -67.71083Coordinates: 16°38′27″S 67°42′39″W / 16.64083°S 67.71083°W / -16.64083; -67.71083
Geography
Location Bolivia,
La Paz Department, Sud Yungas Province
Parent range Andes

Wisk'achani (Aymara wisk'acha a rodent,[2] -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with the viscacha (or viscachas)", hispanicized spelling Viscachani) is a 4,088-metre (13,412 ft) high mountain in the eastern extensions of the Cordillera Real in the Andes of Bolivia. It is situated in the La Paz Department, Sud Yungas Province, Irupana Municipality. Wisk'achani lies west of the Illimani massif, northeast of Link'u Link'u.[1][3]

The Illimani massif with Link'u Link'u (center). Wisk'achani (on the right) is hidden by the clouds.

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Lambate 6044-II
  2. ↑ Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ "Irupana". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved May 21, 2015.


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