Wila Willk'i (Cairoma)

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Wila Willk'i
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Wila Willk'i
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation 4,080 m (13,390 ft)  [1]
Coordinates 16°55′12″S67°37′00″W / 16.92000°S 67.61667°W / -16.92000; -67.61667 Coordinates: 16°55′12″S67°37′00″W / 16.92000°S 67.61667°W / -16.92000; -67.61667  
Geography
Location Bolivia
La Paz Department, Loayza Province, Cairoma Municipality
Parent range Andes

Wila Willk'i (Aymara wila blood, blood-red, willk'i gap, [2] [3] "red gap", also spelled Wila Willkhi) is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes which reaches a height of approximately 480 m (1,570 ft). It is located in the La Paz Department, Loayza Province, Cairoma Municipality. This is where the Wila Willk'i Jawira (Aymara jawira "river") originates. It flows to the northwest as an affluent of the Luribay 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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References

  1. 1 2 Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Cairoma 6043-II
  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 February 19, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Cairoma". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
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