Wisk'achani (Ingavi)
Appearance
Wisk'achani | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 4,585 m (15,043 ft)[1] |
Geography | |
Location | Bolivia La Paz Department |
Region | BO |
Parent range | Andes, Chilla-Kimsa Chata |
Wisk'achani (Aymara wisk'acha a rodent,[2] -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with the viscacha", hispanicized spelling Viscachani) is a 4,585-metre (15,043 ft) high mountain in the Chilla-Kimsa Chata mountain range in the Andes of Bolivia. It is situated in the La Paz Department, Ingavi Province, Jesús de Machaca Municipality, north-east of Ch'ama (Chama). Wisk'achani lies north of the mountain Imill Wawani and north-east of the mountains Jisk'a Sallalla and Sallalla.[1][3]
References
- ^ a b IGM map 1:50,000 5843-I Sacacani
- ^ 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)
- ^ "Jesús de Machaca". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved October 22, 2014. (unnamed)