Wanaku (Chuquisaca)

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

Location within Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 3,844 m (12,612 ft) [1]
Coordinates 19°40′32″S 64°38′45″W / 19.67556°S 64.64583°W / -19.67556; -64.64583Coordinates: 19°40′32″S 64°38′45″W / 19.67556°S 64.64583°W / -19.67556; -64.64583
Geography
Location Bolivia,
Chuquisaca Department
Parent range Andes

Wanaku (Aymara and Quechua for guanaco,[2][3] also spelled Huanaco) is a 3,844 m (12,612 ft) high mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the Chuquisaca Department, Azurduy Province, Tarvita Municipality. Wanaku lies south of Wanaku Kimray, northwest of the village of Panti Pampa.[1][4]

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Río San José 6634-I
  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. ↑ "Tarvita". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved April 24, 2016.


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