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Wisk'achani (Ayopaya)

Coordinates: 17°17′18″S 66°31′47″W / 17.28833°S 66.52972°W / -17.28833; -66.52972
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Wisk'achani
Wisk'achani is located in Bolivia
Wisk'achani
Wisk'achani
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation4,355 m (14,288 ft)[1]
Coordinates17°17′18″S 66°31′47″W / 17.28833°S 66.52972°W / -17.28833; -66.52972
Geography
LocationBolivia,
Cochabamba Department, Ayopaya Province
Parent rangeAndes

Wisk'achani (Aymara wisk'acha a rodent,[2]-ni a suffix, "the one with the viscacha", also spelled Viscachani) is a 4,355-metre-high (14,288 ft) mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the Cochabamba Department, Ayopaya Province, Morochata Municipality. Wisk'achani lies north of the village of Chawpi Suyu (Chaupisuyo).[1][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Bolivia 1:100,000 Independencia 3536
  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. ^ "Morochata". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved March 31, 2016.