Isla Incahuasi, Inkawasinoracismo.gob.bo Taki Unquy en el Salar de Uyuni (in Spanish)muniferrenafe.gob.pe Official website of the Ferreñafe Province, Peru or Inka WasiDiccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary): Inka Wasi (Spanish Isla island, Quechua Inka, Inca wasi house,Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary) "Inca house"), also known as Isla del Pescado ("island of the fish"), is a hilly and rocky outcrop of land and former island in Bolivia situated in the middle of Salar de Uyuni, the world's largest salt flat, at an elevation of . It is located in the Potosí Department, Daniel Campos Province, Tahua Municipality, Yonza Canton.
Incahuasi has a total area of and hosts gigantic cacti (Trichocereus pasacana) and a tourist center. There are unusual and fragile coral-like structures and deposits that often consist of fossils and algae. The place is the top of the remains of an ancient volcano, which was submerged when the area was part of a giant prehistoric lake, roughly 40,000 years ago.
See also Uyuni
References
External links Tahua Municipality: population data and map (also showing the islands of Inkawasi and Isla del Pescado