Wisk'achani (Quillacollo)

This article is about the mountain in the Quillacollo 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
Elevation3,611 m (11,847 ft)[1]
Coordinates17°28′50″S 66°24′42″W / 17.48056°S 66.41167°W / -17.48056; -66.41167
Geography
LocationBolivia,
Cochabamba Department
Parent rangeAndes

Wisk'achani (Aymara wisk'acha a rodent,[2]-ni a suffix, "the one with the viscacha", also spelled Viscachani) is a 3,611-metre-high (11,847 ft) mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the Cochabamba Department, Quillacollo Province, Sipe Sipe Municipality. Wisk'achani lies northwest of Inka Laqaya.[1][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Bolivia 1:50,000 Quillacollo 6341-IV
  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. ^ "Sipe Sipe". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved March 28, 2016.


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