Wisk'achani (Ayopaya)

Wisk'achani (Aymara wisk'acha a rodent,[2]-ni a suffix, "the one with the viscacha", also spelled Viscachani) is a 4,355-metre-high (14,288 ft) mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the Cochabamba Department, Ayopaya Province, Morochata Municipality. Wisk'achani lies north of the village of Chawpi Suyu (Chaupisuyo).[1][3]

This article is about the mountain in the Ayopaya Province, Cochabamba Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Wisk'achani.
Wisk'achani
Wisk'achani is located in Bolivia
Wisk'achani
Wisk'achani
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation4,355 m (14,288 ft)[1]
Coordinates17°17′18″S 66°31′47″W
Geography
LocationBolivia,
Cochabamba Department, Ayopaya Province
Parent rangeAndes

References
  1. Bolivia 1:100,000 Independencia 3536
  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. "Morochata". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved March 31, 2016.


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