Wila Kunka Pata

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Wila Kunka Pata
Highest point
Elevation 5,002 m (16,411 ft)  [1]
Coordinates 16°18′02″S68°12′40″W / 16.30056°S 68.21111°W / -16.30056; -68.21111 Coordinates: 16°18′02″S68°12′40″W / 16.30056°S 68.21111°W / -16.30056; -68.21111  
Geography
Location Bolivia
La Paz Department, Los Andes Province
Parent range Andes

Wila Kunka Pata (Aymara wila blood, blood-red, kunka throat, pata step [2] [3] "red throat step", also spelled Wila Cunca Pata) is a 5,002-metre-high (16,411 ft) mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is situated in the La Paz Department, Los Andes Province, Pucarani Municipality, west of the Cordillera Real. Wila Kunka Pata lies south-west of the mountain Imilla Apachita and the Kunturiri River. [1] [4]

Aymara language native language in South America

Aymara is an Aymaran language spoken by the Aymara people of the Andes. It is one of only a handful of Native American languages with over one million speakers. Aymara, along with Spanish, is one of the official languages of Bolivia and parts of Peru. It is also spoken, to a much lesser extent, by some communities in northern Chile, where it is a recognized minority language.

Bolivia country in South America

Bolivia, officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia is a landlocked country located in western-central South America. The capital is Sucre while the seat of government and financial center is located in La Paz. The largest city and principal industrial center is Santa Cruz de la Sierra, located on the Llanos Orientales a mostly flat region in the east of Bolivia.

Andes Mountain range in South America

The Andes or Andean Mountains are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. This range is about 7,000 km (4,300 mi) long, about 200 to 700 km wide, and of an average height of about 4,000 m (13,000 ft). The Andes extend from north to south through seven South American countries: Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile and Argentina.

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Wila Qullu (Inquisivi)

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References

  1. 1 2 IGM map 1:50,000 5945-II sheet Milluni
  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 14, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Pucarani". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved November 14, 2014. (unnamed)
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