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Warachani (Bolivia)

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Mountain in Bolivia For the mountain in the Puno Region, Peru, see Warachani.
Warachani
Warachani is located in BoliviaWarachaniWarachaniLocation within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation4,540 m (14,900 ft)
Coordinates15°44′45″S 68°35′45″W / 15.74583°S 68.59583°W / -15.74583; -68.59583
Geography
LocationBolivia,
La Paz Department, Larecaja Province
Parent rangeAndes

Warachani (Aymara waracha wooden camp bed,-ni a suffix, "the one with the wooden campbed", also spelled Huarachani) is a mountain in the northern extensions of the Cordillera Real in the Andes of Bolivia which reaches a height of approximately 4,540 m (14,900 ft). It is located in the La Paz Department, Larecaja Province, Sorata Municipality. It lies southwest of Chunta Qullu. The Ch'alla Suyu River ("sand region", Challa Suyu) originates at the mountain. It flows to the southwest.

References

  1. ^ Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Sorata 5846-I
  2. "Diccionario Bilingüue, Castellano - Aymara, Para: Tercera Edición (Corregida y aumentada) 2002". Félix Layme Pairumani. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
  3. "Sorata". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
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