Atuq Wachana (Quillacollo)

Atuq Wachana
Atuq Wachana
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation 3,700 m (12,100 ft) [1]
Coordinates 17°28′35″S 66°27′56″W / 17.47639°S 66.46556°W / -17.47639; -66.46556Coordinates: 17°28′35″S 66°27′56″W / 17.47639°S 66.46556°W / -17.47639; -66.46556 
Geography
Location Bolivia,
Cochabamba Department
Parent range Andes

Atuq Wachana (Quechua atuq fox, wacha birth, to give birth, -na a suffix,[2] 'where the fox is born', also spelled Atoj Huachana) is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes which reaches a height of approximately 3,700 m (12,100 ft). It is located in the Cochabamba Department, at the border of the Quillacollo Province, Sipe Sipe Municipality, and the Tapacarí Province. Atuq Wachana lies southeast of Pichaqani.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivia 1:50,000 Quillacollo 6341-IV
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ "Sipe Sipe". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on March 29, 2016. Retrieved March 28, 2016.


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