Wisk'achani (Murillo)

Wisk'achani (Aymara wisk'acha a rodent,[2] -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.[1][3]

This article is about the mountain in the Murillo Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Wisk'achani.
Wisk'achani
Highest point
Elevation4,940 m (16,210 ft)[1]
Coordinates16°11′18″S 68°06′29″W
Geography
LocationBolivia
La Paz Department, Murillo Province
Parent rangeAndes, Cordillera Real

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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