Wak'ani (Potosí)

For the mountain in the La Paz Department, Bolivia, see Wak'ani.
Wak'ani
Wak'ani

Location in Bolivia

Highest point
Coordinates 19°37′11″S 65°40′28″W / 19.61972°S 65.67444°W / -19.61972; -65.67444Coordinates: 19°37′11″S 65°40′28″W / 19.61972°S 65.67444°W / -19.61972; -65.67444
Geography
Location Bolivia
Potosí Department
Parent range Andes, Khari Khari mountain range

Wak'ani (Aymara wak'a girdle,[1] -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with a girdle", hispanicized spelling Huacani) is a mountain in the Khari Khari mountain range in the Andes of Bolivia. It is situated in the Potosí Department, Tomás Frías Province, east of Potosí. Wak'ani lies south and south-west of the mountains Khari Khari and Kimsa Waylla, north-west of the mountain Illimani and south-east of the Khari Khari Lakes.[2]

References

  1. 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)
  2. BIGM map 1:50,000 6435-II-1 Potosí (Este)
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