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Wisk'achani (Luribay)

Coordinates: 17°05′38″S 67°41′34″W / 17.09389°S 67.69278°W / -17.09389; -67.69278
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Wisk'achani
Wisk'achani is located in Bolivia
Wisk'achani
Wisk'achani
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation4,040 m (13,250 ft)[1]
Coordinates17°05′38″S 67°41′34″W / 17.09389°S 67.69278°W / -17.09389; -67.69278
Geography
LocationBolivia
La Paz Department, Loayza Province, Luribay Municipality
Parent rangeAndes

Wisk'achani (Aymara wisk'acha a rodent,[2]-ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with the viscacha", hispanicized spelling Viscachani) is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes which reaches a height of approximately 4,040 m (13,250 ft). It is located in the La Paz Department, Loayza Province, Luribay Municipality.[1][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Luribay 6042-I
  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. ^ "Luribay". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved February 17, 2016.