Patapatani

Patapatani
Patapatani is located in Bolivia
Patapatani
Patapatani
Location in Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation5,452 m (17,887 ft)[1]
Coordinates16°00′31″S 68°25′15″W / 16.00861°S 68.42083°W / -16.00861; -68.42083
Geography
LocationBolivia,
La Paz Department, Los Andes Province, Batallas Municipality
Parent rangeAndes, Cordillera Real

Patapatani (Aymara patapata many steps,[2] -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with many steps") is a 5,452-metre-high (17,887 ft) mountain in the Cordillera Real in the Andes of Bolivia. It is located in the La Paz Department, at the border of the Larecaja Province, Guanay Municipality, and the Los Andes Province, Batallas Municipality.[3] Patapatani lies between the rivers Qillwani and Chachakumani, north-east of the mountain Wila Wilani.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Bolivian IGM map 1.50,000 sheet Lago Khara Kkota 5945-IV
  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. ^ "Guanay". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved October 2, 2014.


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