Warawarani (Bolivia)

For the mountain in Peru, see Warawarani (Peru).
Warawarani
Warawarani

Location in Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 5,542 m (18,182 ft) [1]
Coordinates 16°4′03″S 68°21′27″W / 16.06750°S 68.35750°W / -16.06750; -68.35750Coordinates: 16°4′03″S 68°21′27″W / 16.06750°S 68.35750°W / -16.06750; -68.35750
Geography
Location Bolivia,
La Paz Department, Los Andes Province, Batallas Municipality
Parent range Andes, Cordillera Real
Climbing
First ascent 1975[2]

Warawarani (Aymara warawara star,[3] -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with a star", also spelled Wara Warani) is a about 5,542-metre (18,182 ft) high mountain at a small lake of the same name in the Cordillera Real in the Andes of Bolivia. It is located in the La Paz Department, Los Andes Province, Batallas Municipality, [4] Chachacomani Canton. It is situated north and northwest of Phaq'u Kiwuta and Wila Lluxi and northeast of Qala T'uxu.

Warawarani Lake lies south-west of the mountain lies at 16°4′34″S 68°22′4″W / 16.07611°S 68.36778°W / -16.07611; -68.36778.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Bolivian IGM map 1.50,000 Lago Khara Kkota
  2. ↑ Taken from Mountaineering in the Andes by Jill Neate, Bolivia, RGS-IBG Expedition Advisory Centre, 2nd edition, May 1994
  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. ↑ "Batallas". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved August 22, 2014.


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