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]
Wisk'achani | |
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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 |
Geography | |
Location | Bolivia La Paz Department |
Parent range | Andes |
References
edit- ^ a b Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Sicasica 6042-II
- ^ 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)
- ^ "Sica Sica". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved February 29, 2016. (unnamed)