Waka Wañusqa

Waka Wañusqa
Highest point
Elevation 4,460 m (14,630 ft)[1]
Coordinates 20°52′51″S 65°59′23″W / 20.88083°S 65.98972°W / -20.88083; -65.98972Coordinates: 20°52′51″S 65°59′23″W / 20.88083°S 65.98972°W / -20.88083; -65.98972
Geography
Location Bolivia
Potosí Department
Parent range Andes

Waka Wañusqa (Quechua waka cow, wañusqa died, dead,[2] "cow died" or "dead cow", also spelled Huaca Huanuskha) is a mountain in the Andes of Bolivia which reaches a height of approximately 4,460 m (14,630 ft). It is located in the Potosí Department, Nor Chichas Province, Cotagaita Municipality.[1][3]

References

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