Wayra Wasi

For the mountain at the border of the Potosí Municipality and the Yocalla Municipality, Tomás Frías Province, Potosí Department, Bolivia, see Wayra Wasi (Potosí-Yocalla).
Wayra Wasi
Wayra Wasi

Location in Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 4,416 m (14,488 ft) [1]
Coordinates 19°23′33″S 65°38′45″W / 19.39250°S 65.64583°W / -19.39250; -65.64583Coordinates: 19°23′33″S 65°38′45″W / 19.39250°S 65.64583°W / -19.39250; -65.64583
Geography
Location Bolivia,
Potosí Department
Parent range Andes

Wayra Wasi (Quechua wayra wind, wasi house, [2] "wind house", hispanicized spelling Huayra Huasi) is a 4,416-metre (14,488 ft) high mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is situated in the Potosí Department, Tomás Frías Province, Potosí Municipality. Wayra Wasi lies west of Jatun Q'asa and the Ch'aki Mayu (Quechua for "dry river", Chaqui Mayu). The river originates southeast of the mountain. It flows to the north.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Don Diego 6435-I
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ "Potosí". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved October 12, 2014. (unnamed)
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