Wila Umani

Wila Umani
Wila Umani

Location within Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 4,438 m (14,560 ft)[1]
Coordinates 16°00′25″S 68°12′37″W / 16.00694°S 68.21028°W / -16.00694; -68.21028Coordinates: 16°00′25″S 68°12′37″W / 16.00694°S 68.21028°W / -16.00694; -68.21028
Geography
Location Bolivia,
La Paz Department
Parent range Andes

Wila Umani (Aymara wila red, uma water,[2] -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with red water", also spelled Vila Umani) is a 4,438-metre (14,560 ft) high mountain in the Andes of Bolivia. It is located in the La Paz Department, Larecaja Province, Guanay Municipality. Wila Umani lies in the eastern extensions of the Cordillera Real. It is situated south-west of Ch'alluma (Challoma, Challana), north of the river Uma Pallqa ("water bifurcation", Uma Palca).[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Zongo 5945-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. "Guanay". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved November 3, 2014. (unnamed)


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