Wila Salla (Oruro)

This article is about the mountain in the Oruro Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Wila Salla (disambiguation).
Wila Salla
Wila Salla is located in Bolivia
Wila Salla
Wila Salla
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation4,652 m (15,262 ft)[1]
Coordinates19°06′05″S 66°15′27″W / 19.10139°S 66.25750°W / -19.10139; -66.25750
Geography
LocationBolivia, Oruro Department
Parent rangeAndes

Wila Salla (Aymara wila red, salla rocks, cliffs,[2][3] "red rocks") is a 4,652-metre-high (15,262 ft) mountain in the Andes of Bolivia. It is located in the Oruro Department, Eduardo Abaroa Province, Challapata Municipality. It lies southeast of Wila Qullu and Wila Quta.[4]

References

  1. ^ Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Estancia Calacota 6336-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. ^ "Diccionario Quechua - Aymara al español". katari.org. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
  4. ^ "Challapata". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved January 31, 2016.


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