Ch'aska Urqu (Sud Lípez)

For the mountain in the Nor Lípez Province, Potosí Department, Bolivia, see Ch'aska Urqu (Nor Lípez).
Ch'aska Urqu
Ch'aska Urqu

Location in Bolivia

Elevation 4,640 m (15,220 ft)[1]
Location
Location Bolivia, Potosí Department, Sud Lípez Province
Range Andes
Coordinates 21°51′40″S 66°41′55″W / 21.86111°S 66.69861°WCoordinates: 21°51′40″S 66°41′55″W / 21.86111°S 66.69861°W

Ch'aska Urqu (Quechua ch'aska tousled / star, urqu mountain,[2] "tousled mountain" or "star mountain", also spelled Chasca Orkho) is a mountain in the Andes of Bolivia, about 4,640 metres (15,223 ft) high. It is situated in the Potosí Department, Sud Lípez Province, San Pablo de Lípez Municipality. Ch'aska Urqu lies west of the mountain Muruq'u and north-east of the mountains Palti Urqu and Q'illu Urqu.[1][3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 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 Pablo de Lípez". ine.gob.bo. Retrieved September 6, 2014. (unnamed)