Llallawa (Bolivia)

For the mountain in Peru, see Llallawa. For the town in Bolivia, see Llallagua.
Llallawa
Llallawa

Location in Bolivia

Elevation 4,530 m (14,860 ft)[1]
Location
Location Bolivia,
La Paz Department
José Manuel Pando Province
Range Andes
Coordinates 17°18′03″S 69°16′30″W / 17.30083°S 69.27500°WCoordinates: 17°18′03″S 69°16′30″W / 17.30083°S 69.27500°W

Llallawa (Aymara for a monstrous potato (like two potatoes) or animal,[2] hispanicized spelling Llallahua) is a 4,530-metre (14,862 ft) high mountain in the Andes of Bolivia. It is situated in the La Paz Department, José Manuel Pando Province, Santiago de Machaca Municipality. Llallawa lies north of the mountain Payrumani and northeast of the mountain Llallawa Nasa (Llallaguanasa). It is situated at one of the affluents of the Payrumani River.[1][3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Sinejavi 5742-III
  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. "Santiago de Machaca". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved November 7, 2014.