Wisk'achayuq (Bolivia)

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Wisk'achayuq
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Wisk'achayuq
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation 3,800 m (12,500 ft)  [1]
Coordinates 19°26′47″S64°40′04″W / 19.44639°S 64.66778°W / -19.44639; -64.66778 Coordinates: 19°26′47″S64°40′04″W / 19.44639°S 64.66778°W / -19.44639; -64.66778  
Geography
Location Bolivia,
Chuquisaca Department
Parent range Andes

Wisk'achayuq (Quechua wisk'acha viscacha -yuq a suffix, [2] "the one with viscachas", also spelled Viscachayoj, Wiscachayo) is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes which reaches a height of approximately 3,800 m (12,500 ft). It is located in the Chuquisaca Department, on the border of the Jaime Zudáñez Province, Icla Municipality, and the Tomina Province, Sopachuy Municipality. [1] [3]

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Wisk'achayuq may refer to:

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Estancia Jatun Mayu 6635-I
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ "Icla". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved April 22, 2016.


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