Wila Sirka
Wila Sirka is located in Bolivia
Wila Sirka
Wila Sirka
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation4,508 m (14,790 ft)[1]
Coordinates19°28′20″S 65°59′52″W / 19.47222°S 65.99778°W / -19.47222; -65.99778
Geography
LocationBolivia,
Potosí Department
Parent rangeAndes

Wila Sirka (Aymara wila blood, red, sirka vein of the body or a mine,[2][3] "red vein", also spelled Wila Sirca) is a 4,508-metre-high (14,790 ft) mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the Potosí Department, Tomás Frías Province, Yocalla Municipality.[1][4]

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Yocalla 6435-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. "Diccionario Quechua - Aymara al español". katari.org. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
  4. "Yocalla". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved May 5, 2016.


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