Huanacuni
(possibly from
Aymara
Aymara may refer to:
Languages and people
* Aymaran languages, the second most widespread Andean language
** Aymara language, the main language within that family
** Central Aymara, the other surviving branch of the Aymara(n) family, which today ...
''wanaku, wanaqu''
guanaco
The guanaco ( ; ''Lama guanicoe'') is a camelid native to South America, closely related to the llama. Guanacos are one of two wild South American camelids; the other species is the vicuña, which lives at higher elevations.
Etymology
The gua ...
) is a mountain in the
Apolobamba mountain range in the
Bolivia
Bolivia, officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia, is a landlocked country located in central South America. The country features diverse geography, including vast Amazonian plains, tropical lowlands, mountains, the Gran Chaco Province, w ...
n
Andes
The Andes ( ), Andes Mountains or Andean Mountain Range (; ) are the List of longest mountain chains on Earth, longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range ...
, about 5,796 metres (19,016 ft) high. It is situated in the
La Paz Department,
Franz Tamayo Province
Franz Tamayo is a province in the Bolivian department of La Paz. It lies in the western part of the nation, and includes the Ulla Ulla National Reserve - which today is part of the Apolobamba Integrated Management Natural Area - in the high An ...
,
Pelechuco Municipality
Pelechuco Municipality is the second municipal section of the Franz Tamayo Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. IN 2001 it had apopulation of 5,115. Its seat is Pelechuco.
The municipality is bordered to the north by the Apolo Municip ...
, east of
Cololo Lake and northwest of
Qala Phusa
Qala Phusa (Aymara ''qala'' stone, ''phusa'' siku, "stone siku", also spelled ''Khala Phusa'') or Q'ululu (Aymara for stallion of a llama, alpaca or vicuña, Hispanicized spelling ''Cololo'')John Biggar, The Andes - A Guide for Climbers is a mo ...
''(Cololo)''.
[John Biggar, ''Los Andes - Una Guía para Escaladores'', p. 130: Map]
See also
*
Jach'a Waracha
Jach'a Waracha (Aymara, ''jach'a'' big, ''waracha'' wooden camp bed, Hispanicized spelling ''Jacha Huaracha'') is a mountain in the Apolobamba mountain range in Bolivia, at high. It is situated in the La Paz Department, Franz Tamayo Province, P ...
*
Machu Such'i Qhuchi
Machu Such'i Qhuchi or Machu Such'i Q'uchi (a combination of Quechua language, Quechua and Aymara language, Aymara, ''machu'' old, ''such'i'' a species of pencil catfish, ''qhuchi'' or ''q'uchi'' wetlands "old such'i wetlands", Hispanicized spell ...
*
List of mountains in the Andes
A sortable list of mountains above 4,000 metres in the South American Andes.
Considerations
The list is an incomplete list of mountains in the Andes. There are many named and unnamed peaks in the Andes that are currently not included in this lis ...
References
Mountains of La Paz Department (Bolivia)
Five-thousanders of the Andes
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