Wisk'achani (Aroma)

This article is about the mountain in the Aroma Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Wisk'achani.
Wisk'achani
Wisk'achani

Location within Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 4,620 m (15,160 ft) [1]
Coordinates 17°14′40″S 67°41′49″W / 17.24444°S 67.69694°W / -17.24444; -67.69694Coordinates: 17°14′40″S 67°41′49″W / 17.24444°S 67.69694°W / -17.24444; -67.69694
Geography
Location Bolivia
La Paz Department
Parent range Andes

Wisk'achani (Aymara wisk'acha a rodent,[2] -ni a suffix, "the one with the viscacha", hispanicized spelling Viscachani) is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes which reaches a height of approximately 4,620 m (15,160 ft). It is located in the La Paz Department, Aroma Province, Sica Sica Municipality. Wisk'achani lies northwest of Tanka Tanka.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Sicasica 6042-II
  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. ↑ "Sica Sica". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved February 29, 2016. (unnamed)
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