Achakanayuq

Achakanayuq
Achakanayuq Bolivia Potosí Department
Highest point
Elevation	3,870 m (12,700 ft) [1]
Coordinates	20°42′02″S 65°47′42″W / 20.70056°S 65.79500°WCoordinates: 20°42′02″S 65°47′42″W / 20.70056°S 65.79500°W
Geography
Location	Bolivia Potosí Department
Parent range	Andes

Achakanayuq (Quechua achakana (Neowerdermannia vorwerkii), a kind of cactus which an edible root, -yuq a suffix,^[2][3] "the one with the achakana plant", also spelled Achacanayoj) is a 3,870-metre-high (12,700 ft) mountain in the Andes of Bolivia. It is located in the Potosí Department, Nor Chichas Province, Cotagaita Municipality. Achakanayuq lies southeast of Quchayuq.^[1][4]

References

1. Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Comunidad Cotagaitilla 6431-IV
2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
3. "Achakana". Medicina Intercultural. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
4. "Cotagaita". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved March 4, 2016.