Wari Sipitaña (Aymara wari vicuña, sipitaña hunting with a lasso,[3] "vicuña hunting with a lasso", Hispanicized spellings Huarisepitana, Huarisepitaña) is a 5,314-metre-high (17,434 ft) mountain in the Cordillera Real in the Andes of Bolivia. It lies in the La Paz Department, Los Andes Province, Batallas Municipality.[4] Wari Sipitaña is situated south of Patapatani and Jach'a T'uxu, southwest of Wari Umaña, northwest of Jach'a Qullu and Jach'a Juqhu and southeast of Wila Wilani.[1]
| Wari Sipitaña | |
|---|---|
  Wari Sipitaña Location in Bolivia | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 5,314 m (17,434 ft)[1] |
| Coordinates | 16°01′39″S 68°25′18″W / 16.02750°S 68.42167°W |
| Geography | |
| Location | Bolivia, La Paz Department, Los Andes Province, Batallas Municipality |
| Parent range | Andes, Cordillera Real |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1983[2] |
References
edit- ^ a b Bolivian IGM map 1.50,000 Lago Khara Kkota
- ^ Taken from Mountaineering in the Andes by Jill Neate, Bolivia, RGS-IBG Expedition Advisory Centre, 2nd edition, May 1994
- ^ 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)
- ^ "Batallas". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved August 24, 2014.
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