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Wak'ani (Potosí)

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Wak'ani
Wak'ani is located in Bolivia
Wak'ani
Wak'ani
Location in Bolivia
Geography
LocationBolivia
Potosí Department
Parent rangeAndes, Khari Khari mountain range

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)