Wila Lluxi
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| Wila Lluxi | |
|---|---|
  Wila Lluxi | |
| Elevation | 5,596 m (18,360 ft)[1] |
| Location | |
| Location |
Bolivia, La Paz Department, Los Andes Province, Batallas Municipality |
| Range | Andes, Cordillera Real |
| Coordinates | 16°4′29″S 68°20′23″W / 16.07472°S 68.33972°WCoordinates: 16°4′29″S 68°20′23″W / 16.07472°S 68.33972°W[2] |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1-1970: E. ridge, descend N.W. ridge-1973: N. face & E. ridge-1975: S. face-1976.[3] |
Wila Lluxi (Aymara wila red, blood, lluxi landslide,[4] "red landslide", hispanicized spellings Wila Lloje, Huilaroje) is a mountain in the Andes, about 5,596 m (18,360 ft) high, located in the Cordillera Real of Bolivia in the La Paz Department, Los Andes Province, Batallas Municipality, Kirani Canton. It is situated on the western side of the Janq'u Quta valley next to Mount Warawarani and Paqu Kiwuta. Other prominent mountains nearby are Janq'u Laya and Janq'u Uyu in the north and Wila Lluxita, Mullu Apachita and Pasu Mullu in the north east, all of them higher than 5,000 m.
See also
- Kunturiri
- Q'ara Quta
- Quta Thiya
- List of mountains in the Andes
References
- ↑ summitpost.org Map of the area (north is upper left) showing "Wila Lluxita" (Aymara spelling) and nearby "Wila Lloje" (similar name in hispanized spelling) (left side)
- ↑ self
- ↑ Jill Neate, Mountaineering in the Andes, 1994
- ↑ katari.org Aymara-Spanish dictionary: Wila (s.) - Sangre. adj. Color rojo. Lluxi (s.) - Derrumbe
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