Wanakuni (Sud Yungas) Explained

Wanakuni
Elevation M:4944
Elevation Ref:[1]
Location:Bolivia
La Paz Department
Range:Andes, Cordillera Real
Map:Bolivia
Label Position:right
Map Size:200
Coordinates:-16.4631°N -67.8722°W

Wanakuni (Aymara wanaku, wanaqu, -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with the guanaco", Hispanicized spelling Huanacuni) is a 4944m (16,220feet) mountain in the Cordillera Real in the Bolivian Andes. It is situated in the La Paz Department, Sud Yungas Province, Yanacachi Municipality, northeast of the city of La Paz. Wanakuni lies at a lake named Warawarani, southeast of Sura Qullu.[1] [2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cordillera Real. . huayna-potosi.com. August 25, 2014.
  2. Web site: Yanacachi. . INE, Bolivia. August 25, 2014. (unnamed)