Layqa Qullu (Aymara layqa wizard, sorcerer, witch, sorceress, witch doctor, medicine man, qullu mountain,[2] "wizard mountain", also spelled Laica Kkollu) is a 6,166-metre-high (20,230 ft) 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][3]

Layqa Qullu
Illimani massif as seen from the west
Highest point
Elevation6,166 m (20,230 ft)[1]
Coordinates16°39′12″S 67°46′00″W / 16.65333°S 67.76667°W / -16.65333; -67.76667
Geography
Layqa Qullu is located in Bolivia
Layqa Qullu
Layqa Qullu
Location within Bolivia
LocationBolivia,
La Paz Department, Murillo Province, Sud Yungas Province
Parent rangeAndes, Cordillera Real

References

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  1. ^ a b Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Palca 6044-III
  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. ^ "Irupana". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on October 29, 2014. Retrieved November 4, 2014.