Chhichayuq

Chhichayuq
Chhichayuq

Location within Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 3,846 m (12,618 ft) [1]
Coordinates 19°36′34″S 64°36′34″W / 19.60944°S 64.60944°W / -19.60944; -64.60944Coordinates: 19°36′34″S 64°36′34″W / 19.60944°S 64.60944°W / -19.60944; -64.60944
Geography
Location Bolivia,
Chuquisaca Department
Parent range Andes

Chhichayuq (Quechua chhicha thick-soled shoe, -yuq a suffix,[2] "the one with a thick-soled shoe", also spelled Chichayoj) is a 3,846-metre-high (12,618 ft) mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the Chuquisaca Department, Azurduy Province, Tarvita Municipality. Chhichayuq lies northwest of Wisk'achani and northeast of Wallqayuq Urqu. The Qucha Mayu ("lake river") which downstream is named San José originates northwest of the mountain. It is a left tributary of the Pillku Mayu (Quechua for "red river").[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Hacienda Chunca Cancha 6635-II
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ "Tarvita". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved April 22, 2016.


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