Wila Sirka (Oruro)

Coordinates: 18°57′53″S 66°40′57″W / 18.96472°S 66.68250°W / -18.96472; -66.68250
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Wila Sirka
Poopó Lake from above. Wila Sirka lies in the roundish mountainous complex at its south-eastern end.
Highest point
Elevation4,906 m (16,096 ft)[1]
Coordinates18°57′53″S 66°40′57″W / 18.96472°S 66.68250°W / -18.96472; -66.68250
Geography
Wila Sirka is located in Bolivia
Wila Sirka
Wila Sirka
Location in Bolivia
LocationBolivia, Oruro Department, Sebastián Pagador Province
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 4,906-metre-high (16,096 ft) mountain in the Andes of Bolivia. It is located in the Oruro Department, Sebastián Pagador Province, which is identical to the Santiago de Huari Municipality. Wila Sirka lies between the mountains Azanaques in the west and Sirk'i in the east.

The river Jach'a Qala ("big stone", also spelled Jachcha Khala) originates north of the mountain. It flows to the south.[1][4]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ a b BIGM map 1:50,000 6237-II Cerro Azanaques
  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 September 5, 2014.
  4. ^ "Santiago de Huari". ine.gob.bo. Retrieved September 5, 2014.