Ch'alla Willk'i (Totora)

This article is about the mountain in the San Pedro de Totora Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Ch'alla Willk'i.
Ch'alla Willk'i
Ch'alla Willk'i

Location within Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 4,182 m (13,720 ft) [1]
Coordinates 17°53′20″S 68°17′45″W / 17.88889°S 68.29583°W / -17.88889; -68.29583Coordinates: 17°53′20″S 68°17′45″W / 17.88889°S 68.29583°W / -17.88889; -68.29583
Geography
Location Bolivia, Oruro Department
Parent range Andes

Ch'alla Willk'i (Aymara ch'alla sand, willk'i gap,[2] "sand gap", also spelled Challa Willkhi) is a 4,182-metre-high (13,720 ft) mountain in the Andes of Bolivia. It is located in the Oruro Department, San Pedro de Totora Province. The Luk'i Jawira (Lokhe Jahuira) originates north of Ch'alla Willk'i. It flows to the northwest.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Curahuara de Carangas 5940-III
  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. ↑ "Totora". Retrieved April 12, 2016.
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