Wanu Wanuyuq

Wanu Wanuyuq
Highest point
Elevation 4,140 m (13,580 ft) [1]
Coordinates 20°42′16″S 65°45′13″W / 20.70444°S 65.75361°W / -20.70444; -65.75361Coordinates: 20°42′16″S 65°45′13″W / 20.70444°S 65.75361°W / -20.70444; -65.75361 
Geography
Location Bolivia
Potosí Department
Parent range Andes

Wanu Wanuyuq (Quechua wanu dung (guano), -yuq a suffix,[2][3] "the one with a lot of dung", also spelled Huano Huanoyoj) is a mountain in the Andes of Bolivia which reaches a height of approximately 4,140 m (13,580 ft). It is located in the Potosí Department, Nor Chichas Province, Cotagaita Municipality. Wanu Wanuyuq lies east of Achakanayuq.[1][4]

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Comunidad Cotagaitilla 6431-IV
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ "Achakana". Medicina Intercultural. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Cotagaita". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
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