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Japu Willk'i

Coordinates: 17°53′54″S 68°15′45″W / 17.89833°S 68.26250°W / -17.89833; -68.26250
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Japu Willk'i
Japu Willk'i is located in Bolivia
Japu Willk'i
Japu Willk'i
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation4,200 m (13,800 ft)[1]
Coordinates17°53′54″S 68°15′45″W / 17.89833°S 68.26250°W / -17.89833; -68.26250
Geography
LocationBolivia, Oruro Department
Parent rangeAndes

Japu Willk'i (Aymara japu ember; floury, willk'i gap,[2][3][4] "ember gap" or "floury gap", also spelled Japu Willkhi) is a mountain in the Andes of Bolivia which reaches a height of approximately 4,200 m (13,800 ft). It is located in the Oruro Department, San Pedro de Totora Province. Japu Willk'i lies at the Sulluma River, southeast of Ch'alla Willk'i.[1][5]

References

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  1. ^ a b Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Curahuara de Carangas 5940-III
  2. ^ "Diccionario Bilingüe, Castellano - Aymara, Para: Tercera Edición". Félix Layme Pairumani. Archived from the original on July 15, 2007. Retrieved April 13, 2016. see: braza, ascua
  3. ^ "Diccionario Bilingüe, Castellano - Aymara, Para: Tercera Edición". Félix Layme Pairumani. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved April 13, 2016. see: harinoso
  4. ^ 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)
  5. ^ "Totora". Archived from the original on April 14, 2016. Retrieved April 13, 2016.