Chullpa Urqu (Potosí)

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]

Chullpa Urqu
Chullpa Urqu
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation3,132 m (10,276 ft)[1]
Coordinates18°32′16″S 65°33′03″W
Geography
LocationBolivia,
Potosí Department
Parent rangeAndes

References

  1. 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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