Yuraq Urqu (Bolivia)

Yuraq Urqu
Yuraq Urqu

Location in Bolivia

Elevation 4,504 m (14,777 ft)[1]
Location
Location Bolivia, Potosí Department, Sud Lípez Province
Range Andes
Coordinates 21°44′55″S 66°41′19″W / 21.74861°S 66.68861°WCoordinates: 21°44′55″S 66°41′19″W / 21.74861°S 66.68861°W

Yuraq Urqu (Quechua yuraq white, urqu mountain,[2] "white mountain", also spelled Yuraj Orkho) is a 4,504-metre (14,777 ft) high mountain in the Andes of Bolivia. It is situated in the Potosí Department, Sud Lípez Province, San Pablo de Lípez Municipality, southwest of San Pablo de Lípez. Yuraq Urqu lies between the little rivers Qullpa Mayu ("salty river", Kollpamayu) in the north and Yana Mayu ("black river") in the south, north of Yana 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)