Waylla Q'awa (Oruro)

Waylla Q'awa Aymara waylla Stipa obtusa, a kind of feather grass, q'awa little river, ditch, crevice, fissure, gap in the earth,[2][3][4] "stipa brook" or "stipa ravine", also spelled Huaylla Khaua) is a 4,759-metre-high (15,614 ft) mountain in the Andes of Bolivia. It is located in the Oruro Department, Challapata Province, Challapata Municipality. The Waylla Q'awa which originates east of the mountain flows along its eastern slope.[1][5]

For the mountain in the Potosí Department, Bolivia, see Waylla Q'awa.
Waylla Q'awa
Waylla Q'awa
Location in Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation4,759 m (15,614 ft) [1]
Coordinates18°51′00″S 66°35′16″W 
Geography
LocationBolivia, Oruro Department, Challapata Province
Parent rangeAndes

References
  1. 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. Plan de desarollo municipal Municipio de Turco
  4. "Diccionario Bilingüe, Castellano - Aymara, Para: Tercera Edición". Félix Layme Pairumani. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
  5. "Challapata". ine.gob.bo. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.