Mulli Urqu

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Mulli Urqu
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Mulli Urqu
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation 2,906 m (9,534 ft) [1]
Coordinates 19°15′33″S65°17′52″W / 19.25917°S 65.29778°W / -19.25917; -65.29778 Coordinates: 19°15′33″S65°17′52″W / 19.25917°S 65.29778°W / -19.25917; -65.29778
Geography
Location Bolivia,
Chuquisaca Department
Parent range Andes

Mulli Urqu (Quechua mulli Peruvian pepper tree, urqu mountain, [2] [3] "Peruvian pepper tree mountain", also spelled Molle Orkho) is a 2,906-metre-high (9,534 ft) mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the Chuquisaca Department, Oropeza Province, Yotala Municipality. Mulli Urqu lies west of the Kachi Mayu which is a left tributary of the Pillku Mayu (Quechua for "red river"). [1] [4]

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.

Chuquisaca Department Place in Bolivia

Chuquisaca is a department of Bolivia located in the center south. It borders on the departments of Cochabamba, Tarija, Potosí, and Santa Cruz. The departmental capital is Sucre, which is also the constitutional capital of Bolivia.

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Chullpa Urqu mountain in Bolivia

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Miska Urqu mountain in Bolivia

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Paqla Urqu mountain in Bolivia

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Puka Urqu (Charcas)

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Qallu Urqu

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Wallqayuq Urqu mountain in Bolivia

Wallqayuq Urqu is a 4,124-metre-high (13,530 ft) mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the Chuquisaca Department, on the border of the Azurduy Province, Tarvita Municipality, and the Jaime Zudáñez Province, Icla Municipality. Wallqayuq Kimray lies west of Wisk'achani and northeast of Wanaku Kimray. The Phaqcha Mayu originates south of the mountain. It flows to the south as an affluent of the Qucha Mayu which downstream is named San José. It is a left tributary of the Pillku Mayu.

Puka Urqu (Bolivia)

Puka Urqu is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes which reaches a height of approximately 3,760 m (12,340 ft). It is located in the Potosí Department, Tomás Frías Province, Yocalla Municipality. Puka Urqu lies at the Ingenio Mayu north of Kunturiri.

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivia 1:50,000 Tasapampa 6536-III
  2. Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  4. "Yotala". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 14, 2016.