Q'illu Urqu (Sud Lípez)

This article is about the mountain in the Sud Lípez Province, Potosí Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Q'illu Urqu.
Q'illu Urqu
Q'illu Urqu is located in Bolivia
Q'illu Urqu
Q'illu Urqu
Location in Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation4,526 m (14,849 ft)[1]
Coordinates21°53′03″S 66°42′17″W / 21.88417°S 66.70472°W / -21.88417; -66.70472
Geography
LocationBolivia, Potosí Department, Sud Lípez Province
Parent rangeAndes

Q'illu Urqu (Quechua q'illu yellow, urqu mountain,[2] "yellow mountain", also spelled Khellu Orkho) is a 4,526-metre-high (14,849 ft) mountain in the Andes of Bolivia. It is situated in the Potosí Department, Sud Lípez Province, San Pablo de Lípez Municipality. Q'illu Urqu lies south-west of the mountain Ch'aska Urqu and north-east of the mountain Palti Urqu. The river Qaqa Pallqa flows along its western slope.[1][3]

References

  1. ^ a b BIGM map 1:50,000 San Pablo de Lípez 6228-I
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  3. ^ "San Pablo de Lípez". ine.gob.bo. Archived from the original on January 28, 2016. Retrieved September 6, 2014. (unnamed)


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