Wayllani

Wayllani (Aymara waylla Stipa obtusa, a kind of feather grass,[2][3] -ni a suffix, "the one with the feather grass", also spelled Huayllani) is a 4,206-metre-high (13,799 ft) mountain in the Andes in Bolivia. It is located in the Oruro Department, Cercado Province, Paria Municipality (formerly Soracachi). Wayllani lies east of Jach'a Ch'ankha and southeast of Chunkara.[1][4]

For the mountain in the La Paz Department, Bolivia, see Wayllani (La Paz).
Wayllani
Wayllani
Location in Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation4,206 m (13,799 ft) [1]
Coordinates17°58′42″S 66°54′24″W 
Geography
LocationBolivia,
Oruro Department
Parent rangeAndes

References
  1. Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Thola Palca 6240-III
  2. Plan de desarollo municipal Municipio de Turco (Spanish)
  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. "Soracachi". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
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