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Wisalla

Coordinates: 18°07′02″S 68°56′39″W / 18.11722°S 68.94417°W / -18.11722; -68.94417
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Wisalla
Highest point
Elevation5,031 m (16,506 ft)[1]
Coordinates18°07′02″S 68°56′39″W / 18.11722°S 68.94417°W / -18.11722; -68.94417
Geography
LocationBolivia
Oruro Department, Sajama Province
Parent rangeAndes, Cordillera Occidental

Wisalla (Aymara wisa the first-born of twins,[2] -lla a suffix, 'little first-born twin', Hispanicized spelling Huisalla) is a 5,031-metre-high (16,506 ft) mountain in the Andes of Bolivia. It is situated in the Oruro Department, Sajama Province, Curahuara de Carangas Municipality. Wisalla lies south-west of the dormant Sajama volcano.[1][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Nevado Sajama 5839-IV
  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. ^ "Curahuara de Carangas". Retrieved November 11, 2014.