Wila Wilani (Larecaja)

This article is about the mountain in the Larecaja Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Wila Wilani.
Wila Wilani
Wila Wilani

Location within Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 4,818 m (15,807 ft)[1]
Coordinates 15°42′54″S 68°32′57″W / 15.71500°S 68.54917°W / -15.71500; -68.54917Coordinates: 15°42′54″S 68°32′57″W / 15.71500°S 68.54917°W / -15.71500; -68.54917
Geography
Location Bolivia,
La Paz Department, Larecaja Province
Parent range Andes

Wila Wilani (Aymara wila blood, blood-red,[2][3] the reduplication indicates that there is a group or a complex of something, "the one with a complex of red color") is a 4,818-metre (15,807 ft) high mountain in the Andes of Bolivia. It is situated in the La Paz Department, Larecaja Province, Sorata Municipality, north of the Cordillera Real. Wila Wilani lies at the river Ch'uch'u Jawira.[1][4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Sorata 5846-I
  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 5, 2014.
  4. "Sorata". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved November 5, 2014. (unnamed, see: Jaru Umani (Jaruhumani)


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