Coordinates: 19°23′45″S 64°39′30″W / 19.39583°S 64.65833°W / -19.39583; -64.65833

Qallu Urqu

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Qallu Urqu
Qallu Urqu is located in Bolivia
Qallu Urqu
Qallu Urqu
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation3,580 m (11,750 ft)[1]
Coordinates19°23′45″S 64°39′30″W / 19.39583°S 64.65833°W / -19.39583; -64.65833
Geography
LocationBolivia,
Chuquisaca Department
Parent rangeAndes

Qallu Urqu (Quechua qallu tongue urqu mountain,[2] "tongue mountain", also spelled Gallo Orkho) is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes which reaches a height of approximately 3,580 m (11,750 ft). It is located in the Chuquisaca Department, at the border of the Jaime Zudáñez Province, Icla Municipality, and the Tomina Province, Sopachuy Municipality.[1][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Estancia Jatun Mayu 6635-I
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  3. ^ "Icla". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on January 11, 2016. Retrieved April 22, 2016.