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Wiluyu Janq'u Uma

Coordinates: 15°49′52″S 68°28′12″W / 15.83111°S 68.47000°W / -15.83111; -68.47000
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Wiluyu Janq'u Uma
Wiluyu
Wiluyu Janq'u Uma is located in Bolivia
Wiluyu Janq'u Uma
Wiluyu Janq'u Uma
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation5,540 m (18,180 ft)[1]
Coordinates15°49′52″S 68°28′12″W / 15.83111°S 68.47000°W / -15.83111; -68.47000
Geography
LocationBolivia,
La Paz Department, Larecaja Province, Sorata Municipality
Parent rangeAndes, Cordillera Real
Climbing
First ascent1928[2]

Wiluyu Janq'u Uma or Wiluyu (Aymara wila red, uyu corral, yard, janq'u white uma water,[3] "red corral white water" or "red corral", also spelled Viluyo Jankhouma, Viluyo) is a mountain in the Cordillera Real in the Andes of Bolivia, about 5,540 metres (18,176 ft) high. It is located in the La Paz Department, Larecaja Province, Sorata Municipality. It lies northwest of the mountain Yapuchañani, northeast of Misk'i T'ant'a and Uma Jalanta and east of Illampu.[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "Bolivia Climbing Info". Bolivia Climbing Info. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
  2. ^ Taken from Mountaineering in the Andes by Jill Neate, Bolivia, RGS-IBG Expedition Advisory Centre, 2nd edition, May 1994
  3. ^ 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)
  4. ^ www.wgms.ch Map of the area
  5. ^ "Sorata". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved October 4, 2014. (unnamed)