Ch'iqu

Ch'iqu

Laguna Colorada and Ch'iqu (upper left) as seen from the ISS (north is to the upper left part of this image)
Highest point
Elevation 5,475 m (17,963 ft)[1]
Coordinates 22°01′57″S 67°45′38″W / 22.03250°S 67.76056°W / -22.03250; -67.76056Coordinates: 22°01′57″S 67°45′38″W / 22.03250°S 67.76056°W / -22.03250; -67.76056
Geography
Ch'iqu

Location in Bolivia

Location Bolivia
Potosí Department
Parent range Andes

Ch'iqu (Quechua for workable stone,[2][3] misleadingly also named Volcán Chico (Spanish for "little volcano")) is a 5,475-metre-high (17,963 ft) volcano[1] in Bolivia. It is located in the Potosí Department, Sud Lípez Province, San Pablo de Lípez Municipality. Ch'iqu lies northeast of Qhawana.[1][4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Volcán Chico 6027-IV (see: Cerro Cahuana (Volcán Apagado))
  2. Clodoaldo Soto Ruiz, Runasimi-Kastillanu-Inlis Llamkaymanaq Qullqa, Ayakuchu-Chanka, I rakta, Quechua-Spanish-English Functional Dictionary, Ayacucho-Chanka, Vol I (chiqu)
  3. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary) , see: ch'iquy
  4. "San Pablo de Lípez". Retrieved January 24, 2016.
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