Chullpa Urqu

For the mountain in the Potosí Department, Bolivia, see Chullpa Urqu (Potosí).
Chullpa Urqu
Chullpa Urqu

Location within Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 3,540 m (11,610 ft) [1]
Coordinates 19°10′49″S 65°22′00″W / 19.18028°S 65.36667°W / -19.18028; -65.36667Coordinates: 19°10′49″S 65°22′00″W / 19.18028°S 65.36667°W / -19.18028; -65.36667
Geography
Location Bolivia,
Chuquisaca Department
Parent range Andes

Chullpa Urqu (Quechua chullpa stone tomb, burial tower, urqu mountain,[2] "chullpa mountain", also spelled Chullpa Orkho) is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes which reaches a height of approximately 3,540 m (11,610 ft). It is located in the Chuquisaca Department, Oropeza Province, Yotala Municipality.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivia 1:50,000 Tasapampa 6536-III
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ "Yotala". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved April 14, 2016.


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