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Ch'alla Willk'i (Totora)

Coordinates: 17°53′20″S 68°17′45″W / 17.88889°S 68.29583°W / -17.88889; -68.29583
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Ch'alla Willk'i
Ch'alla Willk'i is located in Bolivia
Ch'alla Willk'i
Ch'alla Willk'i
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation4,182 m (13,720 ft)[1]
Coordinates17°53′20″S 68°17′45″W / 17.88889°S 68.29583°W / -17.88889; -68.29583
Geography
LocationBolivia, Oruro Department
Parent rangeAndes

Ch'alla Willk'i (Aymara ch'alla sand, willk'i gap,[2] "sand gap", also spelled Challa Willkhi) is a 4,182-metre-high (13,720 ft) mountain in the Andes of Bolivia. It is located in the Oruro Department, San Pedro de Totora Province. The Luk'i Jawira (Lokhe Jahuira) originates north of Ch'alla Willk'i. It flows to the northwest.[1][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Curahuara de Carangas 5940-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. ^ "Totora". Archived from the original on April 14, 2016. Retrieved April 12, 2016.