Wayra Wasi (Potosí-Yocalla)

Wayra Wasi
Wayra Wasi
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation 4,208 m (13,806 ft) [1]
Coordinates 19°28′36″S 65°49′50″W / 19.47667°S 65.83056°W / -19.47667; -65.83056Coordinates: 19°28′36″S 65°49′50″W / 19.47667°S 65.83056°W / -19.47667; -65.83056 
Geography
Location Bolivia,
Potosí Department
Parent range Andes

Wayra Wasi (Quechua wayra wind, wasi house,[2] "wind house", also spelled Huayra Huasi) is a 4,208-metre-high (13,806 ft) mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the Potosí Department, Tomás Frías Province, at the border of the Potosí Municipality and the Yocalla Municipality, west of the village of Tarapaya.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Yocalla 6435-IV
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ "Yocalla". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved May 5, 2016.


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