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Aymara Aymara may refer to: Languages and people * Aymaran languages, the second most widespread Andean language ** Aymara language, the main language within that family ** Central Aymara, the other surviving branch of the Aymara(n) family, which today ...
''wanq'u''
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, ''-ni'' a suffix, "the one with the guinea pigs", also spelled ''Huancuni'') is a mountain in the
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Andes The Andes, Andes Mountains or Andean Mountains (; ) are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range is long, wide (widest between 18°S – 20°S ...
which reaches a height of approximately . It is located in the
Cochabamba Department Cochabamba ( ay, Quchapampa Jach'a Suyu, es, Departamento de Cochabamba , qu, Quchapampa Suyu), from Quechua ''qucha'' or ''qhucha'', meaning "lake", ''pampa'' meaning "plain", is one of the nine departments of Bolivia. It is known to be the ...
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Mizque Province Mizque (from Quechua: ''misk'i'', meaning "sweet") is a province in the Cochabamba Department, Bolivia. Its capital is Mizque. The province, in 1992, had a population of 27,959 inhabitants, mostly indigenous citizens of Quechuan descent. In 2001, ...
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Alalay Municipality Alalay Municipality is the third municipal section of the Mizque Province in the Cochabamba Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Alalay. Geography Some of the highest mountains of the municipality are listed below: Languages The languages spo ...
. It lies northeast of
Inka Pirqa Inka Pirqa or Inkapirqa (Quechua ''Inka'' Inca, ''pirqa'' (Kichwa ''pirka'') wall, "Inca wall", Hispanicized spelling ''Incaperca'') is a mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Cusco Region, Canchis Province Canchis Province is ...
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Mountains of Cochabamba Department {{CochabambaBO-geo-stub