Wayra Wasi

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Wayra Wasi
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Wayra Wasi
Location in Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation 4,416 m (14,488 ft)  [1]
Coordinates 19°23′33″S65°38′45″W / 19.39250°S 65.64583°W / -19.39250; -65.64583 Coordinates: 19°23′33″S65°38′45″W / 19.39250°S 65.64583°W / -19.39250; -65.64583  
Geography
Location Bolivia,
Potosí Department
Parent range Andes

Wayra Wasi (Quechua wayra wind, wasi house, [2] "wind house", Hispanicized spelling Huayra Huasi) is a 4,416-metre-high (14,488 ft) mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is situated in the Potosí Department, Tomás Frías Province, Potosí Municipality. Wayra Wasi lies west of Jatun Q'asa and the Ch'aki Mayu (Quechua for "dry river", Chaqui Mayu). The river originates southeast of the mountain. It flows to the north. [1] [3]

Bolivia country in South America

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Andes Mountain range in South America

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Wayra Wasi (Potosí-Yocalla)

Wayra Wasi is a 4,208-metre-high (13,806 ft) mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the Potosí Department, Tomás Frías Province, at the border of the Potosí Municipality and the Yocalla Municipality, west of the village of Tarapaya.

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Don Diego 6435-I
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ "Potosí". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved October 12, 2014. (unnamed)
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