Wila Sirka (Potosí)

Wila Sirka (Aymara wila blood, red, sirka vein of the body or a mine,[2][3] "red vein", also spelled Wila Sirca) is a 4,508-metre-high (14,790 ft) mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the Potosí Department, Tomás Frías Province, Yocalla Municipality.[1][4]

This article is about the mountain in the Yocalla Municipality, Tomás Frías Province, Potosí Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Wila Sirka.
Wila Sirka
Wila Sirka is located in Bolivia
Wila Sirka
Wila Sirka
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation4,508 m (14,790 ft)[1]
Coordinates19°28′20″S 65°59′52″W
Geography
LocationBolivia,
Potosí Department
Parent rangeAndes

References
  1. Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Yocalla 6435-IV
  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 May 5, 2016.
  4. "Yocalla". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved May 5, 2016.


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