Wila Wila (Bolivia)

Wila Wila (Aymara wila blood, blood-red,[2][3] the reduplication indicates that there is a group or a complex of something, "a complex of red color") is a mountain in the Cordillera Real in the Andes of Bolivia, about 5,240 metres (17,192 ft) high. It is located in the La Paz Department, Larecaja Province, Guanay Municipality. It lies north-west of the mountains Chachakumani and Kuntur Jipiña. The lake Jist'aña Quta lies at its feet, south of it.[1][4]

For the mountain in the Puno Region, Peru, see Wila Wila (Peru). For the district in the Lampa Province, Puno Region, Peru, see Vilavila District.
Wila Wila
Wila Wila
Location in Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation5,240 m (17,190 ft) [1]
Listing
Coordinates15°57′50″S 68°27′46″W 
Geography
LocationBolivia,
La Paz Department
Parent rangeAndes, Cordillera Real

References
  1. Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Comunidad Amaguaya 5946-III
  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. "Diccionario Quechua - Aymara al español". katari.org. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
  4. "Guanay". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved November 6, 2014. (unnamed, south-east of Wari Qalluni Pata (Huari Kallunipata))


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