Wari Sipitaña (Aymara wari vicuña, sipitaña hunting with a lasso,[3] "vicuña hunting with a lasso", Hispanicized spellings Huarisepitana, Huarisepitaña) is a 5,314-metre-high (17,434 ft) mountain in the Cordillera Real in the Andes of Bolivia. It lies in the La Paz Department, Los Andes Province, Batallas Municipality.[4] Wari Sipitaña is situated south of Patapatani and Jach'a T'uxu, southwest of Wari Umaña, northwest of Jach'a Qullu and Jach'a Juqhu and southeast of Wila Wilani.[1]

Wari Sipitaña
Wari Sipitaña is located in Bolivia
Wari Sipitaña
Wari Sipitaña
Location in Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation5,314 m (17,434 ft)[1]
Coordinates16°01′39″S 68°25′18″W / 16.02750°S 68.42167°W / -16.02750; -68.42167
Geography
LocationBolivia,
La Paz Department, Los Andes Province, Batallas Municipality
Parent rangeAndes, Cordillera Real
Climbing
First ascent1983[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Bolivian IGM map 1.50,000 Lago Khara Kkota
  2. ^ Taken from Mountaineering in the Andes by Jill Neate, Bolivia, RGS-IBG Expedition Advisory Centre, 2nd edition, May 1994
  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. ^ "Batallas". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved August 24, 2014.