Misk'i Wat'a

Misk'i Wat'a
Misk'i Wat'a

Location within Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 4,780 m (15,680 ft) [1]
Coordinates 17°11′12″S 67°50′03″W / 17.18667°S 67.83417°W / -17.18667; -67.83417Coordinates: 17°11′12″S 67°50′03″W / 17.18667°S 67.83417°W / -17.18667; -67.83417
Geography
Location Bolivia
La Paz Department
Parent range Andes

Misk'i Wat'a (Aymara misk'i honey; sweet, wat'a island,[2] "honey (or sweet) island", also spelled Misqui Huata) is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes which reaches a height of approximately 4,780 m (15,680 ft). It is located in the La Paz Department, Aroma Province, Patacamaya Municipality. Misk'i Wat'a lies southwest of Chullunkhäni. The Jach'a Jawira ("big river") originates west of the mountain. It flows to the northwest.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Patacamaya 6042-III
  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. ↑ "Patacamaya". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
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