Q'illu Urqu (Tomás Frías)

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Q'illu Urqu
Highest point
Elevation4,960 m (16,270 ft)[1]
Coordinates19°39′54″S 65°40′13″W / 19.66500°S 65.67028°W / -19.66500; -65.67028Coordinates: 19°39′54″S 65°40′13″W / 19.66500°S 65.67028°W / -19.66500; -65.67028
Geography
LocationBolivia
Potosí Department
Parent rangeAndes, Potosí mountain range

Q'illu Urqu (Quechua q'illu yellow, urqu mountain, "yellow mountain",[2] also spelled Khellu Orkho, Quellu Orco) is a mountain in the Potosí mountain range of the Bolivian Andes, about 4,960 m (16,273  ft) high. It is situated south east of Potosí in the Potosí Department. Q'illu Urqu lies southwest of Illimani at Challwiri Lake[3] and near Q'illu Q'asa.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Evelio Echevarría, Cordillera de Potosí, Bolivia, The Alpine Journal, 1995
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch [Quechua-English dictionary] (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia.
  3. ^ BIGM map 1:50,000 6435-II-1 Potosí (Este)


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