Wanakuni (Sud Yungas)

Wanakuni (Aymara wanaku, wanaqu,[2] -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with the guanaco", Hispanicized spelling Huanacuni) is a 4,944-metre-high (16,220 ft) 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][3]

This article is about the mountain in the Sud Yungas Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Wanakuni (disambiguation).
Wanakuni
Highest point
Elevation4,944 m (16,220 ft) [1]
Coordinates16°27′47″S 67°52′20″W 
Geography
LocationBolivia
La Paz Department
Parent rangeAndes, Cordillera Real

References
  1. "Cordillera Real". huayna-potosi.com. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
  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. "Yanacachi". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved August 25, 2014. (unnamed)
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