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Iru Willk'i

Coordinates: 17°57′20″S 68°12′11″W / 17.95556°S 68.20306°W / -17.95556; -68.20306
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Iru Willk'i
Iru Willk'i is located in Bolivia
Iru Willk'i
Iru Willk'i
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation4,063 m (13,330 ft)[1]
Coordinates17°57′20″S 68°12′11″W / 17.95556°S 68.20306°W / -17.95556; -68.20306
Geography
LocationBolivia, Oruro Department
Parent rangeAndes

Iru Willk'i (Aymara iru spiny Peruvian feather grass, willk'i gap,[2] "Peruvian feather grass gap", also spelled Iru Willkhi) is a 4,063-metre-high (13,330 ft) mountain in the Andes of Bolivia. It is located in the Oruro Department, San Pedro de Totora Province. It lies at the Q'ara Quta River.[1][3]

References

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