Wila Umani

Wila Umani (Aymara wila red, uma water,[2] -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with red water", also spelled Vila Umani) is a 4,438-metre-high (14,560 ft) mountain in the Andes of Bolivia. It is located in the La Paz Department, Larecaja Province, Guanay Municipality. Wila Umani lies in the eastern extensions of the Cordillera Real. It is situated south-west of Ch'alluma (Challoma, Challana), north of the river Uma Pallqa ("water bifurcation", Uma Palca).[1][3]

Wila Umani
Wila Umani
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation4,438 m (14,560 ft)[1]
Listing
Coordinates16°00′25″S 68°12′37″W
Geography
LocationBolivia,
La Paz Department
Parent rangeAndes

References

  1. Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Zongo 5945-I
  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. "Guanay". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved November 3, 2014. (unnamed)


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