Chhichayuq (Quechua chhicha thick-soled shoe, -yuq a suffix,[2] "the one with a thick-soled shoe", also spelled Chichayoj) is a 3,846-metre-high (12,618 ft) mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the Chuquisaca Department, Azurduy Province, Tarvita Municipality. Chhichayuq lies northwest of Wisk'achani and northeast of Wallqayuq Urqu. The Qucha Mayu ("lake river"), which downstream is named San José originates northwest of the mountain. It is a left tributary of the Pillku Mayu (Quechua for "red river").[1][3]
| Chhichayuq | |
|---|---|
  Chhichayuq Location within Bolivia | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,846 m (12,618 ft)[1] |
| Coordinates | 19°36′34″S 64°36′34″W / 19.60944°S 64.60944°W |
| Geography | |
| Location | Bolivia, Chuquisaca Department |
| Parent range | Andes |
References edit
- ^ a b Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Hacienda Chunca Cancha 6635-II
- ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
- ^ "Tarvita". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on April 26, 2016. Retrieved April 22, 2016.