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Wila Salla (Bolivia)

Coordinates: 19°16′44″S 65°58′43″W / 19.27889°S 65.97861°W / -19.27889; -65.97861
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Wila Salla
Wila Salla is located in Bolivia
Wila Salla
Wila Salla
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation4,784 m (15,696 ft)[1]
Coordinates19°16′44″S 65°58′43″W / 19.27889°S 65.97861°W / -19.27889; -65.97861
Geography
LocationBolivia, Potosí Department, Tomás Frías Province
Parent rangeAndes

Wila Salla (Aymara wila red, salla rocks, cliffs,[2][3] "red rocks") is a 4,784-metre-high (15,696 ft) mountain in the Andes of Bolivia. It is located in the Potosí Department, Tomás Frías Province, on the border of the municipalities of Tinguipaya and Yocalla.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Tinguipaya 6436-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. ^ "Diccionario Quechua - Aymara al español". katari.org. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
  4. ^ "Tinquipaya". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved January 31, 2016.