Wisk'achani (Loayza)

This article is about the mountain in the Malla Municipality, Loayza Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Wisk'achani.
Wisk'achani
Highest point
Elevation 5,018 m (16,463 ft) [1]
Coordinates 17°02′23″S 67°20′28″W / 17.03972°S 67.34111°W / -17.03972; -67.34111Coordinates: 17°02′23″S 67°20′28″W / 17.03972°S 67.34111°W / -17.03972; -67.34111
Geography
Location Bolivia
La Paz Department, Loayza Province
Parent range Andes

Wisk'achani (Aymara wisk'acha a rodent,[2] -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with the viscacha", hispanicized spelling Viscachani) is a 5,018-metre (16,463 ft) high mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the La Paz Department, Loayza Province, Malla Municipality, at the border with the Inquisivi Province, Quime Municipality. Wisk'achani is situated south-east of the mountain Wallatani of the Kimsa Crus mountain range and Wallatani Lake. The lakes Muyu Quta (Muyu Khota) and Wiska Quta (Wisca Khota) lie at its feet, south-east of it.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 IGM map 1:50,000 6142-IV 'Yaco'
  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. ↑ "Malla". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved October 20, 2014. (unnamed)


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