Kimsa Willk'i

Kimsa Willk'i (Aymara kimsa three, willk'i gap[2] "three gaps", also spelled Quimsa Willkhi) is a 5,032-metre-high (16,509 ft) mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the La Paz Department, Inquisivi Province, in the south of the Quime Municipality. Kimsa Willk'i is situated south-east of the mountain Wisk'achani. The lakes Muyu Quta (Muyu Khota) and Wiska Quta (Wisca Khota) lie at its feet, north-west of it.[1][3]

Kimsa Willk'i
Highest point
Elevation5,032 m (16,509 ft)[1]
Coordinates17°03′33″S 67°18′59″W
Geography
LocationBolivia
La Paz Department, Loayza Province
Parent rangeAndes

The river Quta K'uchu ("lake corner", Khotakhuchu) which later is called Tres Cruzes (Spanish for "three crosses") originates at the mountain. It flows to the south-west as a tributary of Río Monte Blanco (Spanish for "white mountain river"). [1]

References

  1. IGM map 1:50,000 6142-IV 'Yaco'
  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. "Quime". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016. Retrieved October 20, 2014. (unnamed)
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