Wisk'achani (Oruro)

This article is about the mountain in the Oruro Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Wisk'achani.
Wisk'achani
Wisk'achani is located in Bolivia
Wisk'achani
Wisk'achani
Location in Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation4,602 m (15,098 ft)[1]
Coordinates18°15′47″S 66°49′31″W / 18.26306°S 66.82528°W / -18.26306; -66.82528
Geography
LocationBolivia, Oruro Department, Pantaleón Dalence Province
Parent rangeAndes

Wisk'achani (Aymara wisk'acha a rodent,[2] -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with the viscacha", Hispanicized spelling Viscachani) is a 4,602-metre-high (15,098 ft) mountain in the Andes of Bolivia. It is located in the Oruro Department, Pantaleón Dalence Province, Huanuni Municipality. The mountain lies north-east of Huanuni and south-west of the mountain Juch'uy Yaritani.[1][3]

  1. ^ a b BIGM map 1:50,000 6239-III Huanuni
  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. ^ "Huanuni". ine.gob.bo. Retrieved September 11, 2014. (unnamed)