Wila Quta (Oruro)

This article is about the mountain in the Oruro Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Wila Quta.
Wila Quta
Cordillera de los Frailes, looking west. Pari Chata is on the right in the background at the Pillku Mayu valley. Wila Quta lies in the distance (to the right, beside Parichata).
Highest point
Elevation5,144 m (16,877 ft)[1]
Coordinates19°04′14″S 66°18′18″W / 19.07056°S 66.30500°W / -19.07056; -66.30500
Geography
Wila Quta is located in Bolivia
Wila Quta
Wila Quta
Location in Bolivia
LocationBolivia, Oruro Department, Challapata Province
Parent rangeAndes

Wila Quta (Aymara wila blood, blood-red, quta lake,[2][3] "red lake", Hispanicized spelling Wila Kkota) is a mountain in the Andes in Bolivia reaching up to 5,144 metres (16,877 ft) above sea level. It is located in the Oruro Department, Challapata Province, in the south-east of the Challapata Municipality. Wila Quta is situated south of the Jach'a River and north of Nacional Route 1. It lies next to the mountain Wila Qullu, northwest of it, which reaches the same height.[1][4]

References

  1. ^ a b Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Estancia Calacota 6336-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. ^ www.katari.org Aymara-Spanish dictionary
  4. ^ "Challapata". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved October 13, 2014. (unnamed)


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