Wila Willk'i (Peru)

This article is about the mountain in the Tacna Region, Peru. For other uses, see Wila Willk'i.
Wila Willk'i
Wila Willk'i

Location within Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft) [1]
Coordinates 17°38′43″S 69°44′11″W / 17.64528°S 69.73639°W / -17.64528; -69.73639Coordinates: 17°38′43″S 69°44′11″W / 17.64528°S 69.73639°W / -17.64528; -69.73639
Geography
Location Peru, Tacna Region
Parent range Andes

Wila Willk'i (Aymara wila blood, blood-red, willk'i gap,[2][3] "red gap", hispanicized spelling Vilavilque) is a mountain in the Andes of southern Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is located in the Tacna Region, Tacna Province, Palca District, at the Chilean border. Wila Willk'i lies southeast of Qiwñuta.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Tarata Province (Tacna Region)
  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 25, 2015.


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