Wankar Quta Qullu (
Aymara
Aymara may refer to:
Languages and people
* Aymaran languages, the second most widespread Andean language
** Aymara language, the main language within that family
** Central Aymara, the other surviving branch of the Aymara(n) family, which today ...
''wankara'' a kind of drum, ''quta'' lake, ''qullu'' mountain, "''wankara'' lake mountain", also spelled ''Huancar Kkota Kkollu'') is a mountain in the
Andes
The Andes, Andes Mountains or Andean Mountains (; ) are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range is long, wide (widest between 18°S – 20°S ...
of
Bolivia
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, about high. It is situated in the
La Paz Department,
Larecaja Province
Larecaja is a province in the Bolivian La Paz Department. It was founded by Antonio José de Sucre on October 18, 1826. Its capital is Sorata.
Geography
The Cordillera Real traverses the province. Some of the highest peaks of the province ar ...
,
Sorata Municipality
Sorata Municipality (Aymara: ''Surat'a'') is the first municipal section of the Larecaja Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its capital is Sorata. The Illampu - Janq'u Uma massif is located within the municipality, site of the 17th hi ...
, north of the main range of the
Cordillera Real. Wankar Quta Qullu lies northeast of the mountain
Wila Wilani. South of it there is a lake named Q'asiri Quta. A little river named Q'asiri Jawira originates here. It flows to
Ch'uch'u Jawira in the south.
References
Mountains of La Paz Department (Bolivia)
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