Wila Salla (Bolivia)

This article is about the mountain in the Potosí Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Wila Salla (disambiguation).
Wila Salla
Wila Salla

Location within Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 4,784 m (15,696 ft)[1]
Coordinates 19°16′44″S 65°58′43″W / 19.27889°S 65.97861°W / -19.27889; -65.97861Coordinates: 19°16′44″S 65°58′43″W / 19.27889°S 65.97861°W / -19.27889; -65.97861
Geography
Location Bolivia, Potosí Department, Tomás Frías Province
Parent range Andes

Wila Salla (Aymara wila red, salla rocks, cliffs,[2][3] "red rocks") is a 4,784 m (15,696 ft) high mountain in the Andes of Bolivia. It is located in the Potosí Department, Tomás Frías Province, on the border of the municipalities of Tinguipaya and Yocalla.[4]

References

  1. Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Tinguipaya 6436-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. "Diccionario Quechua - Aymara al español". katari.org. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
  4. "Tinquipaya". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
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