P'aqu Urqu (Bolivia)

For the mountain in the Arequipa Region, Peru, see P'aqu Urqu (Arequipa). For the mountain in the Moquegua Region, Peru, see P'aqu Urqu (Moquegua).
P'aqu Urqu
P'aqu Urqu

Location in Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 5,182 m (17,001 ft) [1]
Coordinates 21°48′00″S 66°39′33″W / 21.80000°S 66.65917°W / -21.80000; -66.65917Coordinates: 21°48′00″S 66°39′33″W / 21.80000°S 66.65917°W / -21.80000; -66.65917
Geography
Location Bolivia, Potosí Department, Sud Lípez Province
Parent range Andes

P'aqu Urqu (Quechua p'aqu blond, fair, a color similar to gold, urqu mountain, [2] "'blond' or slightly golden mountain", hispanicized spelling Paco Orkho) is a 5,182-metre (17,001 ft) high mountain in the Andes of Bolivia. It is located in the Potosí Department, Sud Lípez Province, San Pablo de Lípez Municipality, southwest of San Pablo de Lípez. P'aqu Urqu lies between the mountains Yuraq Urqu and Yana Urqu in the northwest and Waqrayuq in the southeast.

A little river named Ñañu Mayu ("slim river", Nanu Mayu) originates northeast of the mountain. It flows to the west.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 BIGM map 1:50,000 San Pablo de Lípez 6228-I
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ "San Pablo de Lípez". ine.gob.bo. Retrieved September 6, 2014.
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