Chullpa Urqu (Potosí)

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Chullpa Urqu
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Chullpa Urqu
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation 3,132 m (10,276 ft)  [1]
Coordinates 18°32′16″S65°33′03″W / 18.53778°S 65.55083°W / -18.53778; -65.55083 Coordinates: 18°32′16″S65°33′03″W / 18.53778°S 65.55083°W / -18.53778; -65.55083  
Geography
Location Bolivia,
Potosí Department
Parent range Andes

Chullpa Urqu (Quechua chullpa stone tomb, burial tower, urqu mountain, [2] "chullpa mountain", also spelled Chullpa Orkho) is a 3,132-metre-high (10,276 ft) mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the Potosí Department, Chayanta Province, Ravelo Municipality. It lies northwest of Markawi. [1] [3]

Chullpa ancient Aymara funerary tower originally constructed for a noble person or noble family

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Bolivia country in South America

Bolivia, officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia is a landlocked country located in western-central South America. The capital is Sucre while the seat of government and financial center is located in La Paz. The largest city and principal industrial center is Santa Cruz de la Sierra, located on the Llanos Orientales a mostly flat region in the east of Bolivia.

Andes mountain range running along the tu mamide of South America

The Andes or Andean Mountains are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. This range is about 7,000 km (4,300 mi) long, about 200 to 700 km wide, and of an average height of about 4,000 m (13,000 ft). The Andes extend from north to south through seven South American countries: Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile and Argentina.

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Mulli Urqu mountain in Bolivia

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Jatun Urqu (Potosí) mountain in the Bolivian Andes

Jatun Urqu is a 2,629-metre-high (8,625 ft) mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the Potosí Department, Chayanta Province, Ravelo Municipality. It lies east of the Quri Mayu.

Katariri

Katariri is a 3,224 m (10,577 ft) high a mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located on the border of the Chuquisaca Department, Oropeza Province, Poroma Municipality, and the Potosí Department, Chayanta Province, Ravelo Municipality. It lies northeast of Chullpa Urqu

Kuntur Qaqa (Chayanta)

Kuntur Qaqa is a 3,436-metre-high (11,273 ft) mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the Potosí Department, Chayanta Province, Ravelo Municipality, southeast of Ravelo.

Yana Urqu (Chayanta)

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References

  1. 1 2 Bolivia IGM map 1:50,000 Toromani 6438-II
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ "Ravelo". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 15, 2016.


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