Muruq'u (Chuquisaca)

Muruq'u
Muruq'u
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation 4,206 m (13,799 ft) [1]
Coordinates 20°01′51″S 64°45′54″W / 20.03083°S 64.76500°W / -20.03083; -64.76500Coordinates: 20°01′51″S 64°45′54″W / 20.03083°S 64.76500°W / -20.03083; -64.76500 
Geography
Location Bolivia,
Chuquisaca Department
Parent range Andes

Muruq'u (Quechua for ball (of yarn, wool),[2] also spelled Morokho) is a 4,206-metre-high (13,799 ft) mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the Chuquisaca Department, Nor Cinti Province, San Lucas Municipality, east of the village of Canchas Blancas. It lies northwest of Kunturiri.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Comunidad Canchas Blancas 6633-IV
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ "San Lucas". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved April 25, 2016.


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