Chullpa Urqu (Potosí)

For the mountain in the Chuquisaca Department, Bolivia, see Chullpa Urqu.
Chullpa Urqu
Chullpa Urqu

Location within Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 3,132 m (10,276 ft) [1]
Coordinates 18°32′16″S 65°33′03″W / 18.53778°S 65.55083°W / -18.53778; -65.55083Coordinates: 18°32′16″S 65°33′03″W / 18.53778°S 65.55083°W / -18.53778; -65.55083
Geography
Location Bolivia,
Potosí Department
Parent range Andes

Chullpa Urqu (Quechua chullpa stone tomb, burial tower, urqu mountain,[2] "chullpa mountain", also spelled Chullpa Orkho) is a 3,132-metre-high (10,276 ft) mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the Potosí Department, Chayanta Province, Ravelo Municipality. It lies northwest of Markawi.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivia IGM map 1:50,000 Toromani 6438-II
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ "Ravelo". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 15, 2016.


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