Wila Qullu (K'ulta)
This article is about the mountain in the Challapata Municipality, Oruro Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Wila Qullu.
| Wila Qullu | |
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 Cordillera de los Frailes, looking west. Pari Chata is on the right in the background at the Pillku Mayu valley. Wila Qullu lies in the distance (to the right, beside Parichata). | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 5,144 m (16,877 ft) [1] |
| Coordinates | 19°03′54″S 66°19′20″W / 19.06500°S 66.32222°WCoordinates: 19°03′54″S 66°19′20″W / 19.06500°S 66.32222°W |
| Geography | |
  Wila Qullu Location in Bolivia | |
| Location | Bolivia, Oruro Department, Challapata Province |
| Parent range | Andes |
Wila Qullu (Aymara wila blood, blood-red, qullu mountain,[2][3] "red mountain", hispanicized spelling Wila Kkollu, Wila Kollu) is a mountain in the Andes in Bolivia, about 5,144 metres (16,877 ft) high. It is located in the Oruro Department, Challapata Province, Challapata Municipality. Wila Qullu is situated south of Jach'a River and north of Nacional Route 1. It lies north-west of the mountain Wila Quta which reaches the same height.[1][4]
The Jach'a Juqhu River which is considered to be the origin of the Pillku Mayu flows along the southern slopes of the mountain.
See also
References
- 1 2 Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Estancia Calacota 6336-IV
- ↑ 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)
- ↑ www.katari.org Aymara-Spanish dictionary
- ↑ "Challapata". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved October 13, 2014. (unnamed)
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