Chawpi Urqu (Potosí)

Coordinates: 19°23′51″S 65°35′51″W / 19.39750°S 65.59750°W / -19.39750; -65.59750
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Chawpi Urqu
Chawpi Urqu is located in Bolivia
Chawpi Urqu
Chawpi Urqu
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation4,460 m (14,630 ft)[1]
Coordinates19°23′51″S 65°35′51″W / 19.39750°S 65.59750°W / -19.39750; -65.59750
Geography
LocationBolivia,
Potosí Department
Parent rangeAndes

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[edit]

  1. ^ a b Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Don Diego 6435-I
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  3. ^ "Potosí". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on May 30, 2016. Retrieved May 6, 2016.