Atuq Wachana (Quillacollo)

This article is about the mountain at the border of the Quillacollo Province and the Tapacarí Province, Cochabamba Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Atuq Wachana.
Atuq Wachana
Atuq Wachana

Location within Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 3,700 m (12,100 ft) [1]
Coordinates 17°28′35″S 66°27′56″W / 17.47639°S 66.46556°W / -17.47639; -66.46556Coordinates: 17°28′35″S 66°27′56″W / 17.47639°S 66.46556°W / -17.47639; -66.46556
Geography
Location Bolivia,
Cochabamba Department
Parent range Andes

Atuq Wachana (Quechua atuq fox, wacha birth, to give birth, -na a suffix,[2] 'where the fox is born', also spelled Atoj Huachana) is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes which reaches a height of approximately 3,700 m (12,100 ft). It is located in the Cochabamba Department, at the border of the Quillacollo Province, Sipe Sipe Municipality, and the Tapacarí Province. Atuq Wachana lies southeast of Pichaqani.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivia 1:50,000 Quillacollo 6341-IV
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ "Sipe Sipe". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on March 29, 2016. Retrieved March 28, 2016.


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