Huanacuni
Wanakuni | |
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![]() ![]() Wanakuni Location in Bolivia | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 5,796 m (19,016 ft)[1] |
Coordinates | 14°51′S 69°10′W / 14.850°S 69.167°WCoordinates: 14°51′S 69°10′W / 14.850°S 69.167°W[2] |
Geography | |
Location | Bolivia, La Paz Department, Franz Tamayo Province |
Parent range | Andes, Apolobamba mountain range |
Huanacuni[1][2] (possibly from Aymara wanaku, wanaqu guanaco)[3] is a mountain in the Apolobamba mountain range in the Bolivian Andes, about 5,796 metres (19,016 ft) high. It is situated in the La Paz Department, Franz Tamayo Province, Pelechuco Municipality, east of Cololo Lake and northwest of Qala Phusa (Cololo).[4]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Cordillera_de_Apolobamba_Bolivia_Per%C3%BA_69.27623W_14.png/200px-Cordillera_de_Apolobamba_Bolivia_Per%C3%BA_69.27623W_14.png)
Map of the Apolobamba mountain range showing Cololo Lake. Wanakuni lies east of it and northwest of Qala Phusa (Cololo).
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b "Huanacuni". andes.org.uk. Retrieved 2012-11-30.
- ^ a b "Nevado Huanacuni". mapcarta.com. Retrieved 2012-11-30.
- ^ 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)
- ^ John Biggar, Los Andes - Una Guía para Escaladores, p. 130: Map
Categories:
- La Paz Department (Bolivia) geography stubs
- Mountains of La Paz Department (Bolivia)