Atuq Wachana (Arce-Punata)

Atuq Wachana
Atuq Wachana
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation 3,862 m (12,671 ft) [1]
Coordinates 17°43′49″S 65°45′23″W / 17.73028°S 65.75639°W / -17.73028; -65.75639Coordinates: 17°43′49″S 65°45′23″W / 17.73028°S 65.75639°W / -17.73028; -65.75639 
Geography
Location Bolivia,
Cochabamba Department
Parent range Andes

Atuq Wachana (Quechua atuq fox, wacha birth, to give birth, -na a suffix,[2] 'where the fox is born', also spelled Atoj Huachana) is a 3,862-metre-high (12,671 ft) mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the Cochabamba Department, Esteban Arce Province, Sacabamba Municipality, and in the Punata Province, Cuchumuela Municipality. Atuq Wachana lies between Wila Jaqhi in the northeast and Pukara in the southwest.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivia 1:100,000 Punata 3735
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ "Sacabamba". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on April 14, 2016. Retrieved April 5, 2016.


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