Q'ara Willk'i

For the mountain in the Cochabamba Department, Bolivia, see Q'ara Willk'i (Cochabamba).
Q'ara Willk'i
Q'ara Willk'i

Location in Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 4,680 m (15,350 ft)[1]
Coordinates 17°01′37″S 68°17′35″W / 17.02694°S 68.29306°W / -17.02694; -68.29306Coordinates: 17°01′37″S 68°17′35″W / 17.02694°S 68.29306°W / -17.02694; -68.29306
Geography
Location Bolivia
La Paz Department
Parent range Andes

Q'ara Willk'i (Aymara q'ara bald, bare, willk'i gap,[2] "bald gap", also spelled Khara Willkhi) is a mountain in the Andes of Bolivia which reaches a height of approximately 4,680 m (15,354 ft). It is located in the La Paz Department, Aroma Province, Colquencha Municipality.[1][3]

Q'ara Willk'i is also the name of a stream which originates at the mountain. It flows to the Q'arawi Jawira (Carahui Jahuira) in the east.

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Estación General Ballivián 5942-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. "Colquencha". Retrieved January 26, 2016.
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