Warawarani (Bolivia)

Warawarani (Aymara warawara star,[3] -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with a star", also spelled Wara Warani) is an about 5,542-metre-high (18,182 ft) mountain at a small lake of the same name in the Cordillera Real in the Andes of Bolivia. It is located in the La Paz Department, Los Andes Province, Batallas Municipality, [4] Chachacomani Canton. It is situated north and northwest of Phaq'u Kiwuta and Wila Lluxi and northeast of Qala T'uxu.

Warawarani
Warawarani
Location in Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation5,542 m (18,182 ft)[1]
Listing
Coordinates16°4′03″S 68°21′27″W
Geography
LocationBolivia,
La Paz Department, Los Andes Province, Batallas Municipality
Parent rangeAndes, Cordillera Real
Climbing
First ascent1975[2]

Warawarani Lake lies southwest of the mountain at 16°4′34″S 68°22′4″W.

See also

References

  1. Bolivian IGM map 1.50,000 Lago Khara Kkota
  2. Taken from Mountaineering in the Andes by Jill Neate, Bolivia, RGS-IBG Expedition Advisory Centre, 2nd edition, May 1994
  3. 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)
  4. "Batallas". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved August 22, 2014.


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