Layqa Qullu Explained

Layqa Qullu
Elevation M:6166
Elevation Ref:[1]
Location:Bolivia,
La Paz Department, Murillo Province, Sud Yungas Province
Range:Andes, Cordillera Real
Map:Bolivia
Label Position:right
Map Size:200
Coordinates:-16.6533°N -67.7667°W

Layqa Qullu (Aymara layqa wizard, sorcerer, witch, sorceress, witch doctor, medicine man, qullu mountain, "wizard mountain", also spelled Laica Kkollu) is a 6166m (20,230feet) peak in the Cordillera Real in the Andes of Bolivia. It is one of the highest peaks in the Illimani massif. It is situated in the La Paz Department, Murillo Province, Palca Municipality, and in the Sud Yungas Province, Irupana Municipality. Layqa Qullu lies south-east of the highest point of the massif, north-west of Link'u Link'u and Silla Pata.[1] [2]

Notes and References

  1. Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Palca 6044-III
  2. Web site: Irupana . INE, Bolivia . November 4, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141029154208/http://www.ine.gob.bo/publicaciones/visorPdf.aspx?Codigo=021201&tipo=1 . October 29, 2014 .