Wila Quta (Larecaja)

This article is about the mountain in the Larecaja Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Wila Quta.
Wila Quta
Wila Quta is located in Bolivia
Wila Quta
Wila Quta
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation4,960 m (16,270 ft)[1]
Coordinates15°46′40″S 68°33′27″W / 15.77778°S 68.55750°W / -15.77778; -68.55750
Geography
LocationBolivia,
La Paz Department, Larecaja Province
Parent rangeAndes

Wila Quta (Aymara wila blood, blood-red, quta lake,[2][3] "red lake", also spelled Huila Kkota) is a mountain in the Andes of Bolivia, about 4,960 metres (16,273 ft) high. It is situated in the La Paz Department, Larecaja Province, Sorata Municipality, north of the massif of Janq'u Uma and Illampu of the Cordillera Real. The river Janq'u Uma Jawira ("white water river", Anco Humu Jahuira) originates south of the mountain. It flows to the north-east.[1][4]

  1. ^ a b Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Sorata 5846-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. ^ "Diccionario Quechua - Aymara al español". katari.org. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
  4. ^ "Sorata". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved November 6, 2014.