Yuraq Urqu (Quechua yuraq white, urqu mountain,[2] "white mountain", also spelled Yuraj Orkho) is a 4,504-metre-high (14,777 ft) mountain in the Andes of Bolivia. It is situated in the Potosí Department, Sud Lípez Province, San Pablo de Lípez Municipality, southwest of San Pablo de Lípez. Yuraq Urqu lies between the Qullpa Mayu ("salty river", Kollpamayu) in the north and the Yana Mayu ("black river") in the south, north of Yana Urqu.[1][3]
| Yuraq Urqu | |
|---|---|
  Yuraq Urqu Location in Bolivia | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 4,504 m (14,777 ft)[1] |
| Coordinates | 21°44′55″S 66°41′19″W / 21.74861°S 66.68861°W |
| Geography | |
| Location | Bolivia, Potosí Department, Sud Lípez Province |
| Parent range | Andes |
References
edit- ^ a b Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 San Pablo de Lípez 6228-I
- ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
- ^ "San Pablo de Lípez". ine.gob.bo. Retrieved September 6, 2014. (unnamed)