Wila Quta (Cochabamba)

This article is about the mountain in the Cochabamba Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Wila Quta.
Wila Quta
Wila Quta

Location within Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 4,260 m (13,980 ft)[1]
Coordinates 17°21′46″S 66°35′25″W / 17.36278°S 66.59028°W / -17.36278; -66.59028Coordinates: 17°21′46″S 66°35′25″W / 17.36278°S 66.59028°W / -17.36278; -66.59028
Geography
Location Bolivia,
Cochabamba Department
Parent range Andes

Wila Quta (Aymara for the skin of an animal,[2][3] "red lake", also spelled Wila Kkota) is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes which reaches a height of approximately 4,260 m (13,980 ft). It is located in the Cochabamba Department, Ayopaya Province, Ayopaya Municipality. Wila Quta lies north of the Wila Quta River (Huilakhota, Wila Kkota), northeast of Lip'ichi.[1][4]

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivia 1:50,000 Cordillera Mazo Cruz 6241-I
  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 March 27, 2016.
  4. "Ayopaya". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved March 27, 2016.


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