Urqu Jipiña

Urqu Jipiña
Urqu Jipiña
	Urqu Jipiña Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation	4,800 m (15,700 ft)[1]
Coordinates	17°09′40″S 67°45′25″W
Geography
Location	Bolivia; La Paz Department
Parent range	Andes

Urqu Jipiña (Aymara urqu male, male animal, jipiña squatting of animals,[2] "where the male animals crouch", also spelled Orkho Jipina, Orkho Jipiña) is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes which reaches a height of approximately 4,800 m (15,700 ft). It is located in the La Paz Department, Loayza Province, Luribay Municipality. Urqu Jipiña lies southwest of Q'ara Qullu.[1][3]

References

Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Estación Viscachani 6042-IV
Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary)
"Luribay". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved February 10, 2016.

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[igm-1] Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Estación Viscachani 6042-IV

[bertonio-2] Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary)

[ine-3] "Luribay". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved February 10, 2016.