Wisk'achani (Quillacollo)

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Wisk'achani
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Wisk'achani
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation 3,611 m (11,847 ft)  [1]
Coordinates 17°28′50″S66°24′42″W / 17.48056°S 66.41167°W / -17.48056; -66.41167 Coordinates: 17°28′50″S66°24′42″W / 17.48056°S 66.41167°W / -17.48056; -66.41167  
Geography
Location Bolivia,
Cochabamba Department
Parent range Andes

Wisk'achani (Aymara wisk'acha a rodent, [2] -ni a suffix, "the one with the viscacha", also spelled Viscachani) is a 3,611-metre-high (11,847 ft) mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the Cochabamba Department, Quillacollo Province, Sipe Sipe Municipality. Wisk'achani lies northwest of Inka Laqaya. [1] [3]

Aymara language native language in South America

Aymara is an Aymaran language spoken by the Aymara people of the Andes. It is one of only a handful of Native American languages with over one million speakers. Aymara, along with Spanish, is one of the official languages of Bolivia and parts of Peru. It is also spoken, to a much lesser extent, by some communities in northern Chile, where it is a recognized minority language.

Viscacha rodent

Viscachas or vizcachas are rodents of two genera in the family Chinchillidae. They are native to South America and look similar to, but are not closely related to rabbits. The viscacha looks much like a rabbit due to convergent evolution.

Bolivia country in South America

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References

  1. 1 2 Bolivia 1:50,000 Quillacollo 6341-IV
  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. ↑ "Sipe Sipe". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved March 28, 2016.


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