Wayllani

For the mountain in the La Paz Department, Bolivia, see Wayllani (La Paz).
Wayllani
Wayllani

Location in Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 4,206 m (13,799 ft) [1]
Coordinates 17°58′42″S 66°54′24″W / 17.97833°S 66.90667°W / -17.97833; -66.90667Coordinates: 17°58′42″S 66°54′24″W / 17.97833°S 66.90667°W / -17.97833; -66.90667
Geography
Location Bolivia,
Oruro Department
Parent range Andes

Wayllani (Aymara waylla Stipa obtusa, a kind of feather grass,[2][3] -ni a suffix, "the one with the feather grass", also spelled Huayllani) is a 4,206 m (13,799 ft) high mountain in the Andes in Bolivia. It is located in the Oruro Department, Cercado Province, Paria Municipality (formerly Soracachi). Wayllani lies east of Jach'a Ch'ankha and southeast of Chunkara.[1][4]

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Thola Palca 6240-III
  2. ↑ Plan de desarollo municipal Municipio de Turco (Spanish)
  3. ↑ 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)
  4. ↑ "Soracachi". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
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