Wayra Wasi (Potosí-Yocalla)

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Wayra Wasi
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Wayra Wasi
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation 4,208 m (13,806 ft)  [1]
Coordinates 19°28′36″S65°49′50″W / 19.47667°S 65.83056°W / -19.47667; -65.83056 Coordinates: 19°28′36″S65°49′50″W / 19.47667°S 65.83056°W / -19.47667; -65.83056  
Geography
Location Bolivia,
Potosí Department
Parent range Andes

Wayra Wasi (Quechua wayra wind, wasi house, [2] "wind house", also spelled Huayra Huasi) 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. [1] [3]

Bolivia country in South America

Bolivia, officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia is a landlocked country located in western-central South America. The capital is Sucre while the seat of government and financial center is located in La Paz. The largest city and principal industrial center is Santa Cruz de la Sierra, located on the Llanos Orientales a mostly flat region in the east of Bolivia.

Andes Mountain range in South America

The Andes or Andean Mountains are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. This range is about 7,000 km (4,300 mi) long, about 200 to 700 km wide, and of an average height of about 4,000 m (13,000 ft). The Andes extend from north to south through seven South American countries: Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile and Argentina.

Potosí Department Place in Potosí, Bolivia

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References

  1. 1 2 Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Yocalla 6435-IV
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ "Yocalla". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved May 5, 2016.


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