Waylla (
Aymara ''Stipa obtusa'', a kind of
feather grass,
[Plan de desarollo municipal Municipio de Turco](_blank)
(Spanish) hispanicized spelling ''Guailla, Huailla'') 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 ...
located on the border of
Bolivia
, image_flag = Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg
, flag_alt = Horizontal tricolor (red, yellow, and green from top to bottom) with the coat of arms of Bolivia in the center
, flag_alt2 = 7 × 7 square p ...
and
Chile
Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...
in the
Cordillera Occidental.
It consists of two peaks, Waylla East ''(Guailla Oriente, Huaila Oriental, Huailla Oriental)'' and Waylla West ''(Guailla Occidente, Huailla Occidente)''. The distance between the peaks is about 3 km. Waylla East is about 4,923 metres (16,152 ft) high, Waylla West, south west of it, about 4,870 metres (15,978 ft) high.
The next mountain,
Wila Qullu, lies north east of Waylla and it is also situated on the border of Bolivia and Chile.
Waylla lies between the Salar de Huasco in the
Tarapacá Region of Chile and the
Uyuni salt pan in Bolivia. On the Bolivian side it is situated in the
Potosí Department,
Daniel Campos Province
Daniel Campos is a province in the north-western parts of the Bolivian Potosí Department. It is named after the poet Daniel Campos who originated from this area. The capital of the province is Llica.
Location
Daniel Campos province is one of s ...
,
Llica Municipality
Llica Municipality is the first municipal section of the Daniel Campos Province in the Potosí Department in Bolivia. Its seat is Llica.
The municipality is situated on the western side of the Salar de Uyuni bordering Tahua Municipality. To the ...
, Canquella Canton, north west of the village Pampa Anta.
See also
*
Ch'alla Qullu
*
Ch'api Qullu
*
Waylla Q'awa
Waylla Q'awa Aymara ''waylla'' ''Stipa obtusa'', a kind of feather grass, ''q'awa'' little river, ditch, crevice, fissure, gap in the earth, "stipa brook" or "stipa ravine", also spelled ''Huaylla Khaua'') is a mountain in the Andes of Bolivi ...
*
List of mountains in the Andes
A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to:
People
* List (surname)
Organizations
* List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America
* SC Germania List, German rugby union ...
References
External links
Llica Municipality:population data and map showing Canquella Canton and the village Pampa Anta. Wila Qullu is situated north of it on the border.
Mountains of Chile
Mountains of Potosí Department
Landforms of Tarapacá Region
{{Tarapacá-geo-stub