Wila Willk'i (Oruro)

This article is about the mountain in the Oruro Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Wila Willk'i.
Wila Willk'i
Wila Willk'i

Location in Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 4,818 m (15,807 ft) [1]
Coordinates 18°53′48″S 66°37′18″W / 18.89667°S 66.62167°W / -18.89667; -66.62167Coordinates: 18°53′48″S 66°37′18″W / 18.89667°S 66.62167°W / -18.89667; -66.62167
Geography
Location Bolivia, Oruro Department, Challapata Province
Parent range Andes

Wila Willk'i (Aymara wila blood, red, willk'i gap,[2][3] "red gap", also spelled Wila Villque) is a 4,818-metre (15,807 ft) high mountain in the Andes of Bolivia. It is located in the Oruro Department, Challapata Province, Challapata Municipality. Wila Willk'i lies northeast of Chullpa Chullpani. It is north of the Qala Jawira ("stone river", hispanicized spelling Khala Jahuira), an affluent of the Crucero River.[1][4]

References

  1. 1 2 BIGM map 1:50,000 6237-II Cerro Azanaques
  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. ↑ "Diccionario Quechua - Aymara al español". katari.org. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Challapata". ine.gob.bo. Retrieved September 5, 2014. (unnamed)
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