Wisk'achani (Inquisivi-Loayza)

Wisk'achani
Highest point
Elevation 4,674 m (15,335 ft) [1]
Coordinates 17°09′07″S 67°18′41″W / 17.15194°S 67.31139°W / -17.15194; -67.31139Coordinates: 17°09′07″S 67°18′41″W / 17.15194°S 67.31139°W / -17.15194; -67.31139 
Geography
Location Bolivia
La Paz Department, Inquisivi Province, Loayza Province
Parent range Andes

Wisk'achani (Aymara wisk'acha a rodent,[2] -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with the viscacha", Hispanicized spelling Viscachani) is a 4,674-metre-high (15,335 ft) mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the La Paz Department, Inquisivi Province, Ichoca Municipality, and in the Loayza Province, Yaco Municipality. Wisk'achani is situated south-east of Caxata.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 IGM map 1:50,000 6142-IV 'Yaco'
  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. ↑ "Yaco". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
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