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Wayra Willk'i

Coordinates: 16°53′54″S 67°34′12″W / 16.89833°S 67.57000°W / -16.89833; -67.57000
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Wayra Willk'i
Wayra Willk'i is located in Bolivia
Wayra Willk'i
Wayra Willk'i
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation4,100 m (13,500 ft)[1]
Coordinates16°53′54″S 67°34′12″W / 16.89833°S 67.57000°W / -16.89833; -67.57000
Geography
LocationBolivia
La Paz Department, Loayza Province
Parent rangeAndes

Wayra Willk'i (Aymara wayra wind, willk'i gap,[2] "wind gap", also spelled Huayra Willkhi) is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes which reaches a height of approximately 4,100 m (13,500 ft). It is located in the La Paz Department, Loayza Province, Cairoma Municipality, northwest of Cairoma. Wayra Willk'i lies north of Pukara Ch'utu and southeast of Wanuni.[1][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Cairoma 6043-II
  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. ^ "Cairoma". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved February 19, 2016.