Wila Lluxi Explained

Wila Lluxi
Elevation M:5596
Elevation Ref:[1]
Location:Bolivia,
La Paz Department, Los Andes Province, Batallas Municipality
Range:Andes, Cordillera Real
Map:Bolivia
Label Position:right
Map Size:200
Coordinates:-16.0747°N -68.3397°W
First Ascent:1-1970: E. ridge, descend N.W. ridge-1973: N. face & E. ridge-1975: S. face-1976.[2]

Wila Lluxi (Aymara wila blood, blood-red, lluxi shell of a mussel; landslide,[3] "red shell" or "red landslide", Hispanicized spellings Wila Lloje, Huilaroje) is a mountain in the Andes, about 5,596 m (18,360 ft) high. It lies in the Cordillera Real of Bolivia in the La Paz Department, Los Andes Province, Batallas Municipality, Kirani Canton. It is situated on the western side of the Janq'u Quta valley next to the mountains Warawarani and Phaq'u Kiwuta. Other prominent mountains nearby are Janq'u Laya and Janq'u Uyu in the north, and Wila Lluxita and Mullu Apachita in the northeast, all of them higher than 5,000 m.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cordillera Real Topographical Map, Bolivia. . summitpost.org. August 22, 2014. (north is upper left)
  2. Jill Neate, Mountaineering in the Andes, 1994
  3. Web site: Diccionario Quechua - Aymara al español. . katari.org. December 22, 2014.