Q'illu Urqu (Tomás Frías)

Q'illu Urqu
Q'illu Urqu

Bolivia
Potosí Department

Elevation 4,960 m (16,270 ft)[1]
Location
Range Andes, Potosí mountain range
Coordinates 19°39′54″S 65°40′13″W / 19.66500°S 65.67028°WCoordinates: 19°39′54″S 65°40′13″W / 19.66500°S 65.67028°W

Q'illu Urqu (Quechua q'illu yellow, urqu mountain, "yellow mountain",[2] also spelled Khellu Orkho, Quellu Orco) is a mountain in the Potosí mountain range of the Bolivian Andes, about 4,960 m (16,273  ft) high. It is situated south east of Potosí in the Potosí Department. Q'illu Urqu lies south-west of the mountain Illimani at Challwiri Lake[3] and near the mountain Q'illu Q'asa.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Evelio Echevarría, Cordillera de Potosí, Bolivia, The Alpine Journal, 1995
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ BIGM map 1:50,000 6435-II-1 Potosí (Este)