Wila Willk'i (La Paz)

This article is about the mountain in the Malla Municipality, Loayza Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Wila Willk'i.
Wila Willk'i
Highest point
Elevation 4,630 m (15,190 ft) [1]
Coordinates 17°00′42″S 67°27′39″W / 17.01167°S 67.46083°W / -17.01167; -67.46083Coordinates: 17°00′42″S 67°27′39″W / 17.01167°S 67.46083°W / -17.01167; -67.46083
Geography
Location Bolivia
La Paz Department, Loayza Province
Parent range Andes

Wila Willk'i (Aymara wila blood, red, willk'i gap,[2][3] "red gap", also spelled Wila Willkhi, Wila Willki) is a 4,630 m (15,190 ft) high mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the La Paz Department, Loayza Province, Malla Municipality. Wila Willk'i is situated northwest of Malla and a mountain named Malla Qullu.[1][4]

The Jach'a K'uchu Jawira ("big corner river", Jachcha Khuchu Jahuira) and the Wila Jawira ("red river", Wila Jahuira) originate northeast and east of the mountain. They flow to the southwest. The Wila Jawira is an affluent of the Malla Jawira.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 IGM map 1:50,000 6142-IV 'Yaco'
  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 October 20, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Malla". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved October 20, 2014. (unnamed)
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