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Wisk'achani (Aroma)

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Mountain in Bolivia This article is about the mountain in the Aroma Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Wisk'achani.
Wisk'achani
Wisk'achani is located in BoliviaWisk'achaniWisk'achaniLocation within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation4,620 m (15,160 ft)
Coordinates17°14′40″S 67°41′49″W / 17.24444°S 67.69694°W / -17.24444; -67.69694
Geography
LocationBolivia
La Paz Department
Parent rangeAndes

Wisk'achani (Aymara wisk'acha a rodent, -ni a suffix, "the one with the viscacha", Hispanicized spelling Viscachani) is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes which reaches a height of approximately 4,620 m (15,160 ft). It is located in the La Paz Department, Aroma Province, Sica Sica Municipality. Wisk'achani lies northwest of Tanka Tanka.

References

  1. ^ Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Sicasica 6042-II
  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. "Sica Sica". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved February 29, 2016. (unnamed)


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