Wila Qullu (Sabaya)

This article is about the mountain in the Sabaya Municipality, Oruro Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Wila Qullu.
Wila Qullu
Wila Qullu is located in Bolivia
Wila Qullu
Wila Qullu
Location in Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation4,600 m (15,100 ft)
Coordinates18°47′05″S 68°50′42″W / 18.78472°S 68.84500°W / -18.78472; -68.84500
Geography
LocationBolivia, Oruro Department, Sabaya Province
Parent rangeAndes, Cordillera Occidental

Wila Qullu (Aymara wila red, blood, qullu mountain,[1][2] "red mountain", hispanicized spelling Wila Khollu, Wila Kkollu) is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes, about 4,600 metres (15,092 ft) high. It situated in the Cordillera Occidental near the border with Chile. It is located in the Oruro Department, Sabaya Province, Sabaya Municipality, Julo Canton. Wila Qullu lies south-east of the volcano Pukintika and north-west of the mountain Phaq'u Q'awa.[3][4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Diccionario Quechua - Aymara al español". katari.org. Retrieved August 13, 2014.
  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. ^ Bolivian IGM map 1:250,000 Corque SE-19-11
  4. ^ "Sabaya". Retrieved August 13, 2014. Sabaya Municipality: population data and map showing "Wila Kkollu"


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