Urqu Jipiña
Appearance
Urqu Jipiña | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 4,800 m (15,700 ft)[1] |
Geography | |
Location | Bolivia La Paz Department |
Parent range | Andes |
Urqu Jipiña (Aymara urqu male, male animal, jipiña squatting of animals,[2] "where the male animals crouch", also spelled Orkho Jipina, Orkho Jipiña) is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes which reaches a ehight of approximately 4,800 m (15,700 ft). It is located in the La Paz Department, Loayza Province, Luribay Municipality. Urqu Jipiña lies southwest of Q'ara Qullu.[1][3]
References
- ^ a b Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Estación Viscachani 6042-IV
- ^ Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary)
- ^ "Luribay". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved February 10, 2016.