Wisk'achani (Murillo)
This article is about the mountain in the Murillo Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Wisk'achani.
| Wisk'achani | |
|---|---|
  Wisk'achani | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 4,940 m (16,210 ft) [1] |
| Coordinates | 16°11′18″S 68°06′29″W / 16.18833°S 68.10806°WCoordinates: 16°11′18″S 68°06′29″W / 16.18833°S 68.10806°W |
| Geography | |
| Location |
Bolivia La Paz Department, Murillo Province |
| Parent range | Andes, Cordillera Real |
Wisk'achani (Aymara wisk'acha a rodent,[2] -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with the viscacha", hispanicized spelling Viscachani) is a mountain in the Cordillera Real in the Bolivian Andes, about 4,940-metre (16,207 ft) high. It is located in the La Paz Department, Murillo Province, La Paz Municipality. Wisk'achani is situated north-west of the mountain Llamp'u. The lake Wisk'achani (Viscachani) lies at its feet, south-west of it.[1][3]
References
- 1 2 IGM map 1:50,000 5945-II Milluni
- ↑ 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)
- ↑ "La Paz". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved November 14, 2014. (unnamed)
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