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Wisk'achani (Murillo)

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Mountain in Bolivia This article is about the mountain in the Murillo Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Wisk'achani.
Wisk'achani
Wisk'achani is located in BoliviaWisk'achaniWisk'achaniBolivia
La Paz Department, Murillo Province
Highest point
Elevation4,940 m (16,210 ft)
Coordinates16°11′18″S 68°06′29″W / 16.18833°S 68.10806°W / -16.18833; -68.10806
Geography
LocationBolivia
La Paz Department, Murillo Province
Parent rangeAndes, Cordillera Real

Wisk'achani (Aymara wisk'acha a rodent, -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with the viscacha", Hispanicized spelling Viscachani) is a mountain in the Cordillera Real in the Bolivian Andes, about 4,940-metre (16,207 ft) high. It is located in the La Paz Department, Murillo Province, La Paz Municipality. Wisk'achani is situated north-west of the mountain Llamp'u. The lake Wisk'achani (Viscachani) lies at its feet, south-west of it.

References

  1. ^ IGM map 1:50,000 5945-II Milluni
  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. "La Paz". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved November 14, 2014. (unnamed)


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