Q'ara Willk'i

For the mountain in the Cochabamba Department, Bolivia, see Q'ara Willk'i (Cochabamba).
Q'ara Willk'i
Q'ara Willk'i is located in Bolivia
Q'ara Willk'i
Q'ara Willk'i
Location in Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation4,680 m (15,350 ft)[1]
Coordinates17°01′37″S 68°17′35″W / 17.02694°S 68.29306°W / -17.02694; -68.29306
Geography
LocationBolivia
La Paz Department
Parent rangeAndes

Q'ara Willk'i (Aymara q'ara bald, bare, willk'i gap,[2] "bald gap", also spelled Khara Willkhi) is a mountain in the Andes of Bolivia which reaches a height of approximately 4,680 m (15,354 ft). It is located in the La Paz Department, Aroma Province, Colquencha Municipality.[1][3]

Q'ara Willk'i is also the name of a stream which originates at the mountain. It flows to the Q'arawi Jawira (Carahui Jahuira) in the east.

References

  1. ^ a b Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Estación General Ballivián 5942-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. ^ "Colquencha". Archived from the original on December 28, 2015. Retrieved January 26, 2016.