Wila Qullu (Ingavi)

This article is about the mountain in the Ingavi Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Wila Qullu.
Wila Qullu
Wila Qullu

Location in Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 4,400 m (14,400 ft)[1]
Coordinates 16°40′29″S 68°37′30″W / 16.67472°S 68.62500°W / -16.67472; -68.62500Coordinates: 16°40′29″S 68°37′30″W / 16.67472°S 68.62500°W / -16.67472; -68.62500[2]
Geography
Location Bolivia,
La Paz Department
Ingavi Province
Parent range Andes, Chilla-Kimsa Chata

Wila Qullu[2] (Aymara wila blood, blood-red, qullu mountain,[3][4] "red mountain") is a mountain in the Chilla-Kimsa Chata mountain range in the Andes of Bolivia which reaches a height of approximately 4,400 m (14,400 ft). It is located in the La Paz Department, Ingavi Province, on the border of the municipalities of Jesús de Machaca and Tiwanaku. Wila Qullu lies north of Chuqi Q'awa.[2][5]

References

  1. IGM map 1:50,000 Sacacani 5843-I (unnamed)
  2. 1 2 3 Ley No. 2351, Ley de 7 de Mayo de 2002
  3. 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)
  4. "Diccionario Quechua - Aymara al español". katari.org. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
  5. "Jesús de Machaca". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved February 4, 2016. (unnamed)
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