Inka Wasi (Bolivia)

This article is about the mountain in the Chuquisaca Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Inka Wasi.
Inka Wasi
Inka Wasi

Location within Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 3,146 m (10,322 ft) [1]
Coordinates 19°44′12″S 64°40′26″W / 19.73667°S 64.67389°W / -19.73667; -64.67389Coordinates: 19°44′12″S 64°40′26″W / 19.73667°S 64.67389°W / -19.73667; -64.67389
Geography
Location Bolivia,
Chuquisaca Department
Parent range Andes

Inka Wasi (Quechua inka Inca, wasi house,[2] "Inca house", also spelled Inca Huasi) is a 3,146-metre-high (10,322 ft) mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the Chuquisaca Department, Azurduy Province, Tarvita Municipality. Inka Wasi lies southwest of Muyu Urqu and north of Pukara. The Laqha Mayu ("dark river") originates north of the mountain. Its waters flow to the Pillku Mayu (Quechua for "red river").[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Río San José 6634-I
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ "Tarvita". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved April 24, 2016.


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