Wak'ani (Potosí)

For the mountain in the La Paz Department, Bolivia, see Wak'ani.
Wak'ani
Wak'ani

Location in Bolivia

Location
Location Bolivia
Potosí Department
Range Andes, Khari Khari mountain range
Coordinates 19°37′11″S 65°40′28″W / 19.61972°S 65.67444°WCoordinates: 19°37′11″S 65°40′28″W / 19.61972°S 65.67444°W

Wak'ani (Aymara wak'a girdle,[1] -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with a girdle", hispanicized spelling Huacani) is a mountain in the Khari Khari mountain range in the Andes of Bolivia. It is situated in the Potosí Department, Tomás Frías Province, east of Potosí. Wak'ani lies south and south-west of the mountains Khari Khari and Kimsa Waylla, north-west of the mountain Illimani and south-east of the Khari Khari Lakes.[2]

References

  1. 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)
  2. BIGM map 1:50,000 6435-II-1 Potosí (Este)