Wisk'achani (Inquisivi-Loayza)

Wisk'achani
Wisk'achani

Bolivia
La Paz Department, Inquisivi Province, Loayza Province

Elevation 4,674 m (15,335 ft)[1]
Location
Range Andes
Coordinates 17°09′07″S 67°18′41″W / 17.15194°S 67.31139°WCoordinates: 17°09′07″S 67°18′41″W / 17.15194°S 67.31139°W

Wisk'achani (Aymara wisk'acha a rodent,[2] -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with the viscacha", hispanicized spelling Viscachani) is a 4,674-metre (15,335 ft) high mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the La Paz Department, Inquisivi Province, Ichoca Municipality, and in the Loayza Province, Yaco Municipality. Wisk'achani is situated south-east of Caxata.[1][3]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 IGM map 1:50,000 6142-IV 'Yaco'
  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. ↑ "Yaco". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved October 21, 2014.