Q'illu_Urqu_(Tomás_Frías)

Q'illu Urqu (Tomás Frías)

Q'illu Urqu (Tomás Frías)

Mountain in Bolivia

This article is about the mountain in the Tomás Frías Province, Potosí Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Q'illu Urqu.

Q'illu Urqu (Quechua q'illu yellow, urqu mountain, "yellow mountain",[2] also spelled Khellu Orkho, Quellu Orco) is a mountain in the Potosí mountain range of the Bolivian Andes, about 4,960 m (16,273  ft) high. It is situated south east of Potosí in the Potosí Department. Q'illu Urqu lies southwest of Illimani at Challwiri Lake[3] and near Q'illu Q'asa.[1]

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References

  1. [1]
    Evelio Echevarría, Cordillera de Potosí, Bolivia, The Alpine Journal, 1995
  2. [2]
    Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
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    BIGM map 1:50,000 6435-II-1 Potosí (Este)


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