Wila Quta (La Paz)

This article is about the mountain in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Wila Quta.
Wila Quta
Highest point
Elevation 5,032 m (16,509 ft) [1]
Coordinates 16°32′45″S 67°51′46″W / 16.54583°S 67.86278°W / -16.54583; -67.86278Coordinates: 16°32′45″S 67°51′46″W / 16.54583°S 67.86278°W / -16.54583; -67.86278
Geography
Location Bolivia
La Paz Department
Parent range Andes, Cordillera Real

Wila Quta (Aymara wila blood red, blood, quta, lake,[2] "red lake", also spelled Wila Khota, Wila Kkota) is a 5,032 metres (16,509 ft) high mountain in the Cordillera Real in the Bolivian Andes. It is situated in the La Paz Department, Murillo Province, Palca Municipality. Wila Quta lies southwest of Mururata and Qutapata and northeast of Janq'u Qalani.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Palca 6044-III
  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. ↑ "Palca". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
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