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Wankarani (Bolivia)

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Wankarani
Wankarani is located in BoliviaWankaraniWankaraniLocation in Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation4,980 m (16,340 ft)
Coordinates18°07′54″S 68°20′49″W / 18.13167°S 68.34694°W / -18.13167; -68.34694
Geography
LocationBolivia, Oruro Department, Sajama Province
Parent rangeAndes

Wankarani (Aymara wankara a kind of drum, -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with a wankara", Hispanicized spelling Huancarani) is a mountain in the Andes of Bolivia, about 4,980 metres (16,339 ft) high. It lies in the Oruro Department, Sajama Province, in the north of the Turco Municipality. Wankarani is situated south-west of the Kimsa Chata group, north-east of the mountain Yaritani and south-east of the mountains Ch'iyar Jaqhi and Surani.

References

  1. ^ BIGM map 1:50,000 Estancia Marcarani Hoja 5939-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. "Turco". Retrieved September 13, 2014. (unnamed)
Oruro Department
Capital: Oruro
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