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Kimsa Willk'i

Coordinates: 17°03′33″S 67°18′59″W / 17.05917°S 67.31639°W / -17.05917; -67.31639
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Kimsa Willk'i
Highest point
Elevation5,032 m (16,509 ft)[1]
Coordinates17°03′33″S 67°18′59″W / 17.05917°S 67.31639°W / -17.05917; -67.31639
Geography
LocationBolivia
La Paz Department, Loayza Province
Parent rangeAndes

Kimsa Willk'i (Aymara kimsa three, willk'i gap[2] "three gaps", also spelled Quimsa Willkhi) is a 5,032-metre-high (16,509 ft) mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the La Paz Department, Inquisivi Province, in the south of the Quime Municipality. Kimsa Willk'i is situated south-east of the mountain Wisk'achani. The lakes Muyu Quta (Muyu Khota) and Wiska Quta (Wisca Khota) lie at its feet, north-west of it.[1][3]

The river Quta K'uchu ("lake corner", Khotakhuchu) which later is called Tres Cruzes (Spanish for "three crosses") originates at the mountain. It flows to the south-west as a tributary of Río Monte Blanco (Spanish for "white mountain river").[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c IGM map 1:50,000 6142-IV 'Yaco'
  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. ^ "Quime". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016. Retrieved October 20, 2014. (unnamed)