Yapuchañani Explained

Yapuchañani
Elevation M:5526
Elevation Ref:[1]
Location:Bolivia,
La Paz Department, Larecaja Province, Sorata Municipality
Range:Andes, Cordillera Real
Map:Bolivia
Label Position:right
Map Size:200
Coordinates:-15.8414°N -68.46°W
First Ascent:1966[2]

Yapuchañani (Aymara yapuchaña to cultivate land, -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with cultivated land", also spelled Yapuchanani) is a mountain in the Cordillera Real in the Andes of Bolivia, about 5526m (18,130feet) high. It is located in the La Paz Department, Larecaja Province, Sorata Municipality. It lies northeast of Misk'i T'ant'a and Uma Jalanta, east of Janq'u Uma and Janq'u Piti and southeast of Wiluyu Janq'u Uma (or Wiluyu).[3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bolivia Climbing Info. . Bolivia Climbing Info. October 4, 2014.
  2. Taken from Mountaineering in the Andes by Jill Neate, Bolivia, RGS-IBG Expedition Advisory Centre, 2nd edition, May 1994
  3. http://www.wgms.ch/Quicklooks/FoG_VI/Cordillera_Real_Nord_quick.jpg www.wgms.ch
  4. Web site: Sorata. . INE, Bolivia. October 4, 2014. (unnamed)