Q'illu Urqu (Sud Lípez)

Q'illu Urqu
Q'illu Urqu

Location in Bolivia

Elevation 4,526 m (14,849 ft)[1]
Location
Location Bolivia, Potosí Department, Sud Lípez Province
Range Andes
Coordinates 21°53′03″S 66°42′17″W / 21.88417°S 66.70472°WCoordinates: 21°53′03″S 66°42′17″W / 21.88417°S 66.70472°W

Q'illu Urqu (Quechua q'illu yellow, urqu mountain,[2] "yellow mountain", also spelled Khellu Orkho) is a 4,526-metre (14,849 ft) high mountain in the Andes of Bolivia. It is situated in the Potosí Department, Sud Lípez Province, San Pablo de Lípez Municipality. Q'illu Urqu lies south-west of the mountain Ch'aska Urqu and north-east of the mountain Palti Urqu. The river Qaqa Pallqa flows along its western slope.[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)