Misa Willk'i

Misa Willk'i
Misa Willk'i

Location in Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 5,098 m (16,726 ft)[1]
Coordinates 17°13′31″S 69°24′14″W / 17.22528°S 69.40389°W / -17.22528; -69.40389Coordinates: 17°13′31″S 69°24′14″W / 17.22528°S 69.40389°W / -17.22528; -69.40389
Geography
Location Bolivia,
La Paz Department
José Manuel Pando Province
Parent range Andes

Misa Willk'i (Aymara misa offering, willk'i gap,[2][3] also spelled Mesavilque) is a 5,098-metre-high (16,726 ft) mountain in the Andes of Bolivia. It is located in the La Paz Department, José Manuel Pando Province, at the border of the Catacora Municipality and the Santiago de Machaca Municipality. Misa Willk'i lies northeast of Sinijawi and southeast of Wari Kunka.[1][4]

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Sinejavi 5742-III
  2. Narciso Valencia Parisaca, La Pachamama: Revelación del Dios Creador, Colección Iglesias, pueblos y culturas, No. 52-53, Quito, Ecuador, 1998
  3. 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)
  4. "Catacora". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved February 25, 2015.


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