Chullpiri

Chullpiri
Poopó Lake from above. Chullpiri lies in the roundish mountainous complex at its south-eastern end.
Highest point
Elevation 5,018 m (16,463 ft) [1]
Coordinates 18°58′39″S 66°38′24″W / 18.97750°S 66.64000°W / -18.97750; -66.64000Coordinates: 18°58′39″S 66°38′24″W / 18.97750°S 66.64000°W / -18.97750; -66.64000 
Geography
Chullpiri
Location in Bolivia
Location Bolivia, Oruro Department, Sebastián Pagador Province
Parent range Andes

Chullpiri (Aymara chullpa an ancient funerary building,[2] -(i)ri a suffix) is a 5,018-metre-high (16,463 ft) mountain in the Andes of Bolivia east of Poopó Lake. It is located in the Oruro Department, Sebastián Pagador Province, which is identical to the Santiago de Huari Municipality. Chullpiri lies southeast of Wila Sirka and Sirk'i and northeast of Ch'alla Phujru. It is situated south of the Anta Qullu valley.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 BIGM map 1:50,000 6237-II Cerro Azanaques
  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)
  3. ↑ "Santiago de Huari". ine.gob.bo. Archived from the original on October 16, 2014. Retrieved October 14, 2014.


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