Qillwiri

Qillwiri
Qillwiri
Location in Bolivia
Highest point
Coordinates18°50′35″S 68°55′32″W / 18.84306°S 68.92556°W / -18.84306; -68.92556
Geography
LocationBolivia, Oruro Department, Sabaya Province
Chile, Arica y Parinacota Region
Parent rangeAndes, Cordillera Occidental

Qillwiri (Aymara qillwa, qiwña, qiwlla Andean gull, -(i)ri a suffix, also spelled Khellhuiri) is a mountain in the Andes on the border of Bolivia and Chile. On the Chilean side it is located in the Arica y Parinacota Region. It is situated in the Cordillera Occidental between the mountains Pukintika in the north-west and Lliscaya in the south-east, east of the Suriri salt flat. On the Bolivian side the mountain lies in the Oruro Department, Sabaya Province, Sabaya Municipality.

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