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Q'illu Urqu (Sud Lípez)

Coordinates: 21°53′03″S 66°42′17″W / 21.88417°S 66.70472°W / -21.88417; -66.70472
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Q'illu Urqu
Q'illu Urqu is located in Bolivia
Q'illu Urqu
Q'illu Urqu
Location in Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation4,526 m (14,849 ft)[1]
Coordinates21°53′03″S 66°42′17″W / 21.88417°S 66.70472°W / -21.88417; -66.70472
Geography
LocationBolivia, Potosí Department, Sud Lípez Province
Parent rangeAndes

Q'illu Urqu (Quechua q'illu yellow, urqu mountain,[2] "yellow mountain", also spelled Khellu Orkho) is a 4,526-metre-high (14,849 ft) mountain in the Andes of Bolivia. It is situated in the Potosí Department, Sud Lípez Province, San Pablo de Lípez Municipality. Q'illu Urqu lies south-west of the mountain Ch'aska Urqu and north-east of the mountain Palti Urqu. The river Qaqa Pallqa flows along its western slope.[1][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b BIGM map 1:50,000 San Pablo de Lípez 6228-I
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  3. ^ "San Pablo de Lípez". ine.gob.bo. Archived from the original on January 28, 2016. Retrieved September 6, 2014. (unnamed)