Wila Willk'i (Cairoma)

This article is about the mountain in the Cairoma Municipality, Loayza Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Wila Willk'i.
Wila Willk'i
Wila Willk'i

Location within Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 4,080 m (13,390 ft) [1]
Coordinates 16°55′12″S 67°37′00″W / 16.92000°S 67.61667°W / -16.92000; -67.61667Coordinates: 16°55′12″S 67°37′00″W / 16.92000°S 67.61667°W / -16.92000; -67.61667
Geography
Location Bolivia
La Paz Department, Loayza Province, Cairoma Municipality
Parent range Andes

Wila Willk'i (Aymara wila blood, blood-red, willk'i gap,[2][3] "red gap", also spelled Wila Willkhi) is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes which reaches a height of approximately 480 m (1,570 ft). It is located in the La Paz Department, Loayza Province, Cairoma Municipality. This is where the Wila Willk'i Jawira (Aymara jawira "river") originates. It flows to the northwest as an affluent of the Luribay River. [1][4]

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Cairoma 6043-II
  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 February 19, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Cairoma". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
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