Wintanani

Wintanani
Wintanani

Location within Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 5,428 m (17,808 ft)[1]
Coordinates 16°5′12″S 68°18′40″W / 16.08667°S 68.31111°W / -16.08667; -68.31111Coordinates: 16°5′12″S 68°18′40″W / 16.08667°S 68.31111°W / -16.08667; -68.31111
Geography
Location Bolivia,
La Paz Department, Los Andes Province, Batallas Municipality
Parent range Andes, Cordillera Real
Climbing
First ascent 1973[2]

Wintanani (Aymara t'uxu,[3] wintana window (from Spanish ventana), -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with a window", also spelled Ventanani) is a 5,428 metres (17,808 ft) high mountain in the Cordillera Real in the Andes of Bolivia. It is located in the La Paz Department, Los Andes Province, in the northeastern part of the Batallas Municipality. Wintanani is situated southeast of Wila Lluxita, Mullu Apachita and Qulin Tuqu. It lies at the Jach'a Jawira valley with Janq'u Quta at its feet. Wila Lluxi and Phaq'u Kiwuta are opposite the mountain, beyond Jach'a Jawira.[1][4]

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivian IGM map 1.50,000 Lago Khara Kkota
  2. Taken from Mountaineering in the Andes by Jill Neate, Bolivia, RGS-IBG Expedition Advisory Centre, 2nd edition, May 1994
  3. 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)
  4. "Batallas". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved May 19, 2015. (unnamed)


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