Churi Willk'i

Churi Willk'i

Churi Willk'i is visible in the upper right part of this satellite image. Sajama volcano is shown in the lower center.
Highest point
Elevation 4,256 m (13,963 ft)[1]
Coordinates 17°46′54″S 68°55′14″W / 17.78167°S 68.92056°W / -17.78167; -68.92056Coordinates: 17°46′54″S 68°55′14″W / 17.78167°S 68.92056°W / -17.78167; -68.92056
Geography
Churi Willk'i

Location within Bolivia

Location Bolivia,
La Paz Department, Pacajes Province
Parent range Andes

Churi Willk'i (Aymara churi dull yellow, willk'i gap[2] "dull yellow gap", also spelled Churi Willkhi) is a 4,256-metre-high (13,963 ft) mountain in the Andes of Bolivia. It is located in the La Paz Department, Pacajes Province, Calacoto Municipality. Pukara lies north of the Anallajsi volcano, south of the mountain Urqipi and north-east of the mountain Pukara.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Estancia Huancarama 5840-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. "Calacoto". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on November 8, 2014. Retrieved November 8, 2014. (unnamed)


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