Muruq'u

Muruq'u
Muruq'u

Location in Bolivia

Elevation 5,681 m (18,638 ft)[1]
Location
Location Bolivia, Potosí Department, Sud Lípez Province
Range Andes
Coordinates 21°51′55″S 66°36′22″W / 21.86528°S 66.60611°WCoordinates: 21°51′55″S 66°36′22″W / 21.86528°S 66.60611°W

Muruq'u (Quechua for ball (of yarn, wool),[2] hispanicized spelling Morokho) is a 5,681-metre (18,638 ft) high mountain in the Andes of Bolivia. It is situated in the Potosí Department, Sud Lípez Province, in the north of the Esmoruco Municipality, south-west of Guadalupe. Muruq'u lies south-east of the mountains P'aqu Urqu and Waqrayuq.[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 Antonio de Esmoruco". ine.gob.bo. Retrieved September 6, 2014. (unnamed)