Ch'alla Willk'i (Oruro)

This article is about the mountain in the Sajama Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Ch'alla Willk'i.
Ch'alla Willk'i
Ch'alla Willk'i is located in Bolivia
Ch'alla Willk'i
Ch'alla Willk'i
Location in Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation4,543 m (14,905 ft)[1]
Coordinates18°08′11″S 68°16′04″W / 18.13639°S 68.26778°W / -18.13639; -68.26778
Geography
LocationBolivia, Oruro Department, Sajama Province
Parent rangeAndes

Ch'alla Willk'i (Aymara ch'alla sand, willk'i gap,[2] "sand gap", also spelled Challa Willkhi) is a 4,543-metre-high (14,905 ft) mountain in the Andes of Bolivia. It is located in the Oruro Department, Sajama Province, in the north of the Turco Municipality. Ch'alla Willk'i is situated northeast of Tankani and Mamaniri.[1][3]

References

  1. ^ a b BIGM map 1:50,000 Estancia Marcarani Hoja 5939-IV
  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. ^ "Turco". Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved November 9, 2014. (unnamed)


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