Coordinates: 19°23′51″S 65°35′51″W / 19.39750°S 65.59750°W / -19.39750; -65.59750

Chawpi Urqu (Potosí)

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This article is about the mountain in the Potosí Municipality, Tomás Frías Province, Potosí Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Chawpi Urqu.
Chawpi Urqu
Chawpi Urqu is located in Bolivia
Chawpi Urqu
Chawpi Urqu
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation4,460 m (14,630 ft)[1]
Coordinates19°23′51″S 65°35′51″W / 19.39750°S 65.59750°W / -19.39750; -65.59750
Geography
LocationBolivia,
Potosí Department
Parent rangeAndes

Chawpi Urqu (Quechua chawpi central, middle, urqu mountain,[2] "central mountain", also spelled Chaupi Orkho) is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes which reaches a height of approximately 4,460 m (14,630 ft). It is located in the Potosí Department, Tomás Frías Province, Potosí Municipality. It lies southeast of Jatun Q'asa.[1][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Don Diego 6435-I
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  3. ^ "Potosí". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on May 30, 2016. Retrieved May 6, 2016.


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