Wankar Quta Qullu (
Aymara
Aymara may refer to:
Languages and people
* Aymaran languages, the second most widespread Andean language
** Aymara language, the main language within that family
** Central Aymara, the other surviving branch of the Aymara(n) family, which today ...
''wankara'' a kind of drum, ''quta'' lake, ''qullu'' mountain, "''wankara'' lake mountain", also spelled ''Huancar Kkota Kkollu'') is a mountain in the
Andes
The Andes ( ), Andes Mountains or Andean Mountain Range (; ) are the List of longest mountain chains on Earth, longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range ...
of
Bolivia
Bolivia, officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia, is a landlocked country located in central South America. The country features diverse geography, including vast Amazonian plains, tropical lowlands, mountains, the Gran Chaco Province, w ...
, about high. It is situated in the
La Paz Department,
Larecaja Province
Larecaja is a Provinces of Bolivia, province in the Bolivian La Paz Department, Bolivia, La Paz Department. It was founded by Antonio José de Sucre on October 18, 1826. Its capital is Sorata.
Geography
The Cordillera Real (Bolivia), Cordiller ...
,
Sorata Municipality
Sorata Municipality (Aymara language, Aymara: ''Surat'a'') is the first Municipalities of Bolivia, municipal section of the Larecaja Province in the La Paz Department (Bolivia), La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its capital is Sorata. The Illampu - Janq ...
, north of the main range of the
Cordillera Real. Wankar Quta Qullu lies northeast of the mountain
Wila Wilani. South of it there is a lake named Q'asiri Quta. A little river named Q'asiri Jawira originates here. It flows to
Ch'uch'u Jawira
Ch'uch'u Jawira ( Aymara ''ch'uch'u'' cold, cold liquid, ''jawira'' river, "cold river", Hispanicized spelling ''Chuchu Jahuira'') is a Bolivian river in the La Paz Department, Larecaja Province, Sorata Municipality. Its waters flow the Kaka Rive ...
in the south.
References
Mountains of La Paz Department (Bolivia)
Four-thousanders of the Andes
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