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Wanq'uni (Cochabamba)

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Mountain in Bolivia This article is about the mountain in the Cochabamba Department. For other uses, see Wanq'uni.
Wanq'uni
Wanq'uni is located in BoliviaWanq'uniWanq'uniLocation within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation3,760 m (12,340 ft)
Coordinates17°46′58″S 65°40′19″W / 17.78278°S 65.67194°W / -17.78278; -65.67194
Geography
LocationBolivia,
Cochabamba Department
Parent rangeAndes

Wanq'uni (Aymara wanq'u guinea pig, -ni a suffix, "the one with the guinea pigs", also spelled Huancuni) is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes which reaches a height of approximately 3,760 m (12,340 ft). It is located in the Cochabamba Department, Mizque Province, Alalay Municipality. It lies northeast of Inka Pirqa.

References

  1. ^ Bolivia 1:100,000 Punata 3735
  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. "Alalay". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
Cochabamba Department
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