Wila Willk'i (La Paz)

For the mountain in the Oruro Department, Bolivia, see Wila Willk'i.
Wila Willk'i
Wila Willk'i

Bolivia
La Paz Department, Loayza Province

Elevation 4,630 m (15,190 ft)[1]
Location
Range Andes
Coordinates 17°00′42″S 67°27′39″W / 17.01167°S 67.46083°WCoordinates: 17°00′42″S 67°27′39″W / 17.01167°S 67.46083°W

Wila Willk'i (Aymara wila blood, red, willk'i gap,[2][3] "red gap", also spelled Wila Willkhi) is a 4,630-metre (15,190 ft) high mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the La Paz Department, Loayza Province, Malla Municipality. Wila Willk'i is situated north-west of Malla and the mountain Malla Qullu.[1][4]

The rivers Jach'a K'uchu Jawira ("big corner river", Jachcha Khuchu Jahuira) and Wila Jawira ("red river", Wila Jahuira) originate north-east and east of the mountain. They flow to the south-west. Wila Jawira is an affluent of Malla Jawira.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 IGM map 1:50,000 6142-IV 'Yaco'
  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 20, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Malla". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved October 20, 2014. (unnamed)