Chawpi Urqu (Potosí)

This article is about the mountain in the Potosí Municipality, Tomás Frías Province, Potosí Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Chawpi Urqu.
Chawpi Urqu
Chawpi Urqu

Location within Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 4,460 m (14,630 ft) [1]
Coordinates 19°23′51″S 65°35′51″W / 19.39750°S 65.59750°W / -19.39750; -65.59750Coordinates: 19°23′51″S 65°35′51″W / 19.39750°S 65.59750°W / -19.39750; -65.59750
Geography
Location Bolivia,
Potosí Department
Parent range Andes

Chawpi Urqu (Quechua chawpi central, middle, urqu mountain,[2] "central mountain", also spelled Chaupi Orkho) is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes which reaches a height of approximately 4,460 m (14,630 ft). It is located in the Potosí Department, Tomás Frías Province, Potosí Municipality. It lies southeast of Jatun Q'asa.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Don Diego 6435-I
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ "Potosí". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved May 6, 2016.


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