Huanacuni

This article is about the mountain in the Franz Tamayo Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Wanakuni (disambiguation).
Wanakuni
Wanakuni is located in Bolivia
Wanakuni
Wanakuni
Location in Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation5,796 m (19,016 ft)[1]
Coordinates14°51′S 69°10′W / 14.850°S 69.167°W / -14.850; -69.167[2]
Geography
LocationBolivia,
La Paz Department, Franz Tamayo Province
Parent rangeAndes, Apolobamba mountain range

Huanacuni[1][2] (possibly from Aymara wanaku, wanaqu guanaco)[3] is a mountain in the Apolobamba mountain range in the Bolivian Andes, about 5,796 metres (19,016 ft) high. It is situated in the La Paz Department, Franz Tamayo Province, Pelechuco Municipality, east of Cololo Lake and northwest of Qala Phusa (Cololo).[4]

Map of the Apolobamba mountain range showing Cololo Lake. Wanakuni lies east of it and northwest of Qala Phusa (Cololo).
  1. ^ a b "Huanacuni". andes.org.uk. Archived from the original on 2013-01-15. Retrieved 2012-11-30.
  2. ^ a b "Nevado Huanacuni". mapcarta.com. Retrieved 2012-11-30.
  3. ^ 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)
  4. ^ John Biggar, Los Andes - Una Guía para Escaladores, p. 130: Map