Wila Sirka, Mountain summit in Sebastián Pagador Province, Bolivia
Wila Sirka is a 4,906-metre summit in the Andes of Bolivia, in Oruro Department's Sebastián Pagador Province, which coincides with Santiago de Huari Municipality. It rises between the mountains Azanaques to the west and Sirk'i to the east. Its Aymara name means "red vein", from wila (blood, red) and sirka (vein of the body or a mine).
Wila Sirka lies in the Oruro Department, within Sebastián Pagador Province, which corresponds to Santiago de Huari Municipality. The sources record no founding date or historical event for the summit; its documented setting is the Andean highland between the mountains Azanaques to the west and Sirk'i to the east, at 4,906 metres.
The name Wila Sirka comes from the Aymara language, where 'wila' means red or blood and 'sirka' refers to a vein in the body or a mine shaft. These terms show how local people describe and relate to the mountain's features.
Wila Sirka lies in the Santiago de Huari Municipality of Oruro Department, between the Azanaques and Sirk'i mountains. The summit stands at 4,906 metres, so allow time to acclimatise before walking at this height. The Jach'a Qala river rises just north of the mountain and runs south.
The river Jach'a Qala rises on the northern slope of Wila Sirka and runs south. Its name means "big stone" in Aymara, also written Jachcha Khala. The peak itself stands between Azanaques to the west and Sirk'i to the east, in the Santiago de Huari Municipality of Oruro Department.
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