Q'illu Urqu (Tomás Frías)

This article is about the mountain in the Tomás Frías Province, Potosí Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Q'illu Urqu.
Q'illu Urqu
Highest point
Elevation 4,960 m (16,270 ft) [1]
Coordinates 19°39′54″S 65°40′13″W / 19.66500°S 65.67028°W / -19.66500; -65.67028Coordinates: 19°39′54″S 65°40′13″W / 19.66500°S 65.67028°W / -19.66500; -65.67028
Geography
Location Bolivia
Potosí Department
Parent range Andes, Potosí mountain range

Q'illu Urqu (Quechua q'illu yellow, urqu mountain, "yellow mountain",[2] also spelled Khellu Orkho, Quellu Orco) is a mountain in the Potosí mountain range of the Bolivian Andes, about 4,960 m (16,273  ft) high. It is situated south east of Potosí in the Potosí Department. Q'illu Urqu lies southwest of Illimani at Challwiri Lake[3] and near Q'illu Q'asa.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Evelio Echevarría, Cordillera de Potosí, Bolivia, The Alpine Journal, 1995
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ BIGM map 1:50,000 6435-II-1 Potosí (Este)


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