Chawpi Urqu

This article is about the mountain on the border of Bolivia and Peru. For other uses, see Chawpi Urqu (disambiguation).
For other uses, see Wisk'achani (disambiguation).
Chawpi Urqu
Wisk'achani
Chawpi Urqu

Location in Bolivia, on the border with Peru

Highest point
Elevation 6,044 m (19,829 ft) [1]
Prominence 1,537 m (5,043 ft) [1]
Listing Ultra
Coordinates 14°39′12″S 69°13′42″W / 14.65333°S 69.22833°W / -14.65333; -69.22833Coordinates: 14°39′12″S 69°13′42″W / 14.65333°S 69.22833°W / -14.65333; -69.22833 [2]
Geography
Location Bolivia – Peru border
Parent range Apolobamba

Chawpi Urqu (Quechua chawpi middle, center, urqu mountain,[3] "central mountain", hispanicized spellings Chaupi Orco, Chaupi Orkho, Chaupi Orko, Chupi Orco, Chupi Orko) or Wisk'achani[2][4] (Aymara wisk'acha viscacha,[5] -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with a viscacha (or viscachas)", hispanicized Viscachani) is a mountain in the Andes on the border of Bolivia and Peru. It has a height of 6,044 metres (19,829 ft).[1] On the Bolivian side it is located in the La Paz Department, Franz Tamayo Province, Pelechuco Municipality, and on the Peruvian side it lies in the Puno Region, Putina Province, Sina District. It lies north of Salluyu.[2][6][7]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Chaupi Orcoi". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2010-01-30.
  2. 1 2 3 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Putina Province (Puno Region)
  3. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  4. ↑ John Biggar, The Andes: A Guide for Climbers, p. 129
  5. ↑ Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary)
  6. ↑ Bolivian IGM map 1:100,000 3041 Pelechuco
  7. ↑ "Pelechuco". ine.gob.bo. Retrieved December 13, 2014. (unnamed)


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