Nina Urqu

Nina Urqu
Nina Urqu
Location in Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation 4,742 m (15,558 ft)[1]
Coordinates 21°53′18″S 66°34′27″W / 21.88833°S 66.57417°W / -21.88833; -66.57417Coordinates: 21°53′18″S 66°34′27″W / 21.88833°S 66.57417°W / -21.88833; -66.57417
Geography
Location Bolivia, Potosí Department, Sud Lípez Province
Parent range Andes

Nina Urqu (Quechua nina fire, urqu mountain,[2] "fire mountain", also spelled Nina Orkho) is a 4,742-metre-high (15,558 ft) mountain in the Andes of Bolivia. It is situated in the Potosí Department, Sud Lípez Province, in the north of the Esmoruco Municipality, south-west of Guadalupe. Nina Urqu lies south-east of the mountains P'aqu Urqu, Waqrayuq and Muruq'u.[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 Antonio de Esmoruco". ine.gob.bo. Retrieved September 6, 2014. (unnamed)
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