Qallu Urqu

Qallu Urqu
Qallu Urqu

Location within Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 3,580 m (11,750 ft) [1]
Coordinates 19°23′45″S 64°39′30″W / 19.39583°S 64.65833°W / -19.39583; -64.65833Coordinates: 19°23′45″S 64°39′30″W / 19.39583°S 64.65833°W / -19.39583; -64.65833
Geography
Location Bolivia,
Chuquisaca Department
Parent range Andes

Qallu Urqu (Quechua qallu tongue urqu mountain,[2] "tongue mountain", also spelled Gallo Orkho) is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes which reaches a height of approximately 3,580 m (11,750 ft). It is located in the Chuquisaca Department, at the border of the Jaime Zudáñez Province, Icla Municipality, and the Tomina Province, Sopachuy Municipality.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Estancia Jatun Mayu 6635-I
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ "Icla". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved April 22, 2016.


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