Llallawani

Llallawani
Llallawani

Location in Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 4,822 m (15,820 ft)[1]
Coordinates 18°56′06″S 66°42′44″W / 18.93500°S 66.71222°W / -18.93500; -66.71222Coordinates: 18°56′06″S 66°42′44″W / 18.93500°S 66.71222°W / -18.93500; -66.71222
Geography
Location Bolivia, Oruro Department
Parent range Andes

Llallawani (Aymara llallawa a monstrous potato (like two potatoes) or animal,[2] -ni a suffix, "the one with the monstrous pototo", also spelled Llallguani) is a 4,822-metre-high (15,820 ft) mountain in the Andes of Bolivia. It is located in the Oruro Department, Challapata Province, Challapata Municipality.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 BIGM map 1:50,000 6237-II Cerro Azanaques
  2. 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)
  3. "Challapata". ine.gob.bo. Retrieved April 20, 2016.
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