Wisk'achani (Aymara wisk'acha a rodent,[2] -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with the viscacha", Hispanicized spelling Viscachani) is a 4,674-metre-high (15,335 ft) mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the La Paz Department, Inquisivi Province, Ichoca Municipality, and in the Loayza Province, Yaco Municipality. Wisk'achani is situated south-east of Caxata.[1][3]
Wisk'achani | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 4,674 m (15,335 ft)[1] |
Coordinates | 17°09′07″S 67°18′41″W / 17.15194°S 67.31139°W |
Geography | |
Location | Bolivia La Paz Department, Inquisivi Province, Loayza Province |
Parent range | Andes |
References
edit- ^ a b IGM map 1:50,000 6142-IV 'Yaco'
- ^ 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)
- ^ "Yaco". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved October 21, 2014.