Chawpi Urqu
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| Chawpi Urqu | |
|---|---|
| Wisk'achani | |
  Chawpi Urqu | |
| Elevation | 6,044 m (19,829 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 1,537 m (5,043 ft)[1] |
| Listing | Ultra |
| Location | |
| Location | Bolivia – Peru border |
| Range | Apolobamba |
| Coordinates | 14°39′12″S 69°13′42″W / 14.65333°S 69.22833°WCoordinates: 14°39′12″S 69°13′42″W / 14.65333°S 69.22833°W[2] |
Chawpi Urqu (Quechua chawpi middle, center, urqu mountain,[3] "central mountain", hispanicized spellings Chaupi Orco, Chaupi Orkho, Chaupi Orko, Chupi Orco, Chupi Orko) or Wisk'achani[4][5] (Aymara wisk'acha viscacha,[6] -ni a nominal suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with viscacha", hispanicized Viscachani) is a mountain in the Andes on the border of Bolivia and Peru. It has a height of 6,044 metres (19,829 ft).[1] On the Bolivian side it is located in the La Paz Department, Franz Tamayo Province, and on the Peruvian side in the Puno Region, Putina Province, Sina District.
Map of the Apolobamba mountain range showing the location of Chawpi Urqu
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Chaupi Orcoi". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2010-01-30.
- ↑ "Peru Ultra-Prominences" Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2013-02-26.
- ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe, DICCIONARIO BILINGÜE, Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, Quechua – Castellano, Castellano – Quechua: chawpi. - adj. y s. Medio, -dia. Centro. urqu. - s. Cerro.
- ↑ John Biggar, Los Andes - Una Guía para Escaladores, p. 129: La montaña se denomina Viscachani en los mapas PIGM y BIGM.
- ↑ Map escale.minedu.gob.pe Map of the Putina Province, Puno, Peru
- ↑ Ludovico Bertonio, De la lengua Aymara, Transcripción del vocabulario, Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA), 2011 (Spanish-Aymara dictionary): Wisk'acha vel jisk'achu. Conejo de la tierra silvestre que corre por las peñas.
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