Waylla Tira

Waylla Tira (Aymara waylla Stipa obtusa, a kind of feather grass, tira cradle,[2][3] "feather grass cradle", Hispanicized spelling Huayllatira) is a 4,324-metre-high (14,186 ft) mountain in the Andes of Bolivia. It is located in the Potosí Department, Tomás Frías Province, Potosí Municipality. Waylla Tira lies east of the Challwiri River,[1][4] an affluent of the Pillku Mayu.

Waylla Tira
Waylla Tira
Location in Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation4,324 m (14,186 ft)[1]
Coordinates19°19′16″S 65°37′10″W
Geography
LocationBolivia
Potosí Department,
Tomás Frías Province
Parent rangeAndes

References

  1. BIGM map 1.50,000 6436-II Colavi
  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. Plan de desarollo municipal Municipio de Turco
  4. "Potosí". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved October 12, 2014. (unnamed)


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