Chaupi Orco (mountain)

Chaupi Orco (possibly from in the Quechua spelling Chawpi Urqu; chawpi middle, center, urqu mountain)[3] or Viscachani[2][4] (possibly from the Aymara 'wisk'acha viscacha)[5] is a mountain in the Andes on the border of Bolivia and Peru. It has a height of 6,044 metres (19,829 ft).[1] On the Bolivian side it is located in the La Paz Department, Franz Tamayo Province, Pelechuco Municipality, and on the Peruvian side it lies in the Puno Region, Putina Province, Sina District. It lies north of Salluyu.[2][6][7]

This article is about the mountain on the border of Bolivia and Peru. For other uses, see Chawpi Urqu (disambiguation). For other uses, see Wisk'achani (disambiguation).
Chaupi Orco
Viscachani
Chaupi Orco from the west.jpg
Highest point
Elevation6,044 m (19,829 ft) [1]
Prominence1,537 m (5,043 ft) [1]
ListingUltra
Coordinates14°39′12″S 69°13′42″W [2]
Geography
Chaupi Orco
Location in Bolivia, on the border with Peru
LocationBolivia – Peru border
Parent rangeApolobamba

See also

References
  1. "Chaupi Orcoi". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2010-01-30.
  2. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Putina Province (Puno Region)
  3. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  4. John Biggar, The Andes: A Guide for Climbers and Skiers, ISBN 9780953608768, p. 153
  5. 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)
  6. Bolivian IGM map 1:100,000 3041 Pelechuco
  7. "Pelechuco". ine.gob.bo. Archived from the original on December 7, 2014. Retrieved December 13, 2014. (unnamed)


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