Warachani (Bolivia)

For the mountain in the Puno Region, Peru, see Warachani.
Warachani
Warachani

Location within Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 4,540 m (14,900 ft) [1]
Coordinates 15°44′45″S 68°35′45″W / 15.74583°S 68.59583°W / -15.74583; -68.59583Coordinates: 15°44′45″S 68°35′45″W / 15.74583°S 68.59583°W / -15.74583; -68.59583
Geography
Location Bolivia,
La Paz Department, Larecaja Province
Parent range Andes

Warachani (Aymara waracha wooden camp bed,[2]-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.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 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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