Wanaku, Mountain peak in Azurduy Province, Bolivia
Wanaku is a mountain in the Andes of Bolivia, about 4,700 metres high, in the Potosí Department, Nor Lípez Province, Quemes Municipality, Pelcoya Canton. It lies southeast of the Ollagüe (Ullawi) volcano and northeast of Ch'aska Urqu. Its name is Quechua for guanaco, also spelled Huanaco or Huanacu.
Wanaku is the Quechua word for guanaco, the wild camelid of the high Andes; Hispanicized spellings in use are Huanaco and Huanacu. The sources record no founding event or dated episode for the mountain itself, only its Quechua name and its position in the Quemes Municipality, Pelcoya Canton, of Nor Lípez Province.
The name Wanaku comes from Quechua for guanaco, the wild camelid of the high Andes, and is also written Huanaco or Huanacu in Hispanicized spelling. The mountain stands in Pelcoya Canton of Quemes Municipality, Nor Lípez Province, in Potosí Department.
Wanaku lies in Quemes Municipality, Pelcoya Canton, Nor Lípez Province, southeast of the Ollagüe (Ullawi) volcano and northeast of Ch'aska Urqu. Access is over open high-altitude Andean terrain at roughly 4,700 m, so allow time to acclimatise before walking; the sources name no settlement or trailhead near the peak.
Wanaku takes its name from the Quechua word for guanaco, the wild camelid of the high Andes; the Hispanicized spellings Huanaco and Huanacu also appear in Bolivian documents. The peak lies in Pelcoya Canton of Quemes Municipality, Nor Lípez Province, southeast of the Ollagüe volcano and northeast of Ch'aska Urqu.
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