Waqrayuq

Waqrayuq
Waqrayuq

Location in Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 5,362 m (17,592 ft)[1]
Coordinates 21°50′00″S 66°36′43″W / 21.83333°S 66.61194°W / -21.83333; -66.61194Coordinates: 21°50′00″S 66°36′43″W / 21.83333°S 66.61194°W / -21.83333; -66.61194
Geography
Location Bolivia, Potosí Department, Sud Lípez Province
Parent range Andes

Waqrayuq (Quechua waqra horn, -yuq a suffix to indicate ownership,[2] "the one with a horn", Hispanicized spelling Huajrayoj) is a 5,362-metre-high (17,592 ft) mountain in the Andes of Bolivia. It is situated in the Potosí Department, Sud Lípez Province, in the north of the Esmoruco Municipality. Waqrayuq lies south-east of the mountain P'aqu Urqu and north-west of the mountain Muruq'u.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 BIGM map 1:50,000 San Pablo de Lípez 6228-I
  2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. "San Antonio de Esmoruco". ine.gob.bo. Retrieved September 6, 2014. (unnamed)
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