Misk'i

Misk'i
Misk'i
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation 2,880 m (9,450 ft) [1]
Coordinates 17°46′42″S 65°23′08″W / 17.77833°S 65.38556°W / -17.77833; -65.38556Coordinates: 17°46′42″S 65°23′08″W / 17.77833°S 65.38556°W / -17.77833; -65.38556 
Geography
Location Bolivia,
Cochabamba Department
Parent range Andes

Misk'i (Aymara and Quechua for 'sweet' or 'honey',[2][3] also spelled Mizque) is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes which reaches a height of approximately 2,880 m (9,450 ft). It is located in the Cochabamba Department, Carrasco Province, Pocona Municipality. It lies at the Wanaku Mayu ("guanaco river").[1][4]

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivia 1:100,000 Mizque 3835
  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. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  4. ↑ "Pocona". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on April 14, 2016. Retrieved April 9, 2016.


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