Wintanani

Wintanani (Aymara t'uxu,[3] wintana window (from Spanish ventana), -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with a window", also spelled Ventanani) is a 5,428-metre-high (17,808 ft) mountain in the Cordillera Real in the Andes of Bolivia. It is located in the La Paz Department, Los Andes Province, in the northeastern part of the Batallas Municipality. Wintanani is situated southeast of Wila Lluxita, Mullu Apachita and Qulin Tuqu. It lies at the Jach'a Jawira valley with Janq'u Quta at its feet. Wila Lluxi and Phaq'u Kiwuta are opposite the mountain, beyond Jach'a Jawira.[1][4]

Wintanani
Wintanani
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation5,428 m (17,808 ft)[1]
Coordinates16°5′12″S 68°18′40″W
Geography
LocationBolivia,
La Paz Department, Los Andes Province, Batallas Municipality
Parent rangeAndes, Cordillera Real
Climbing
First ascent1973[2]

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 May 19, 2015. (unnamed)


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