Rirpu

Rirpu
Rirpu
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation 3,710 m (12,170 ft) [1]
Coordinates 17°48′48″S 65°40′56″W / 17.81333°S 65.68222°W / -17.81333; -65.68222Coordinates: 17°48′48″S 65°40′56″W / 17.81333°S 65.68222°W / -17.81333; -65.68222 
Geography
Location Bolivia,
Cochabamba Department
Parent range Andes

Rirpu[1] (Quechua for mirror,[2] possibly erroneously also spelled Sirpu)[3] is a 3,710-metre-high (12,170 ft) mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the Cochabamba Department, Mizque Province, Alalay Municipality. It lies southwest of Wanq'uni.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Bolivia 1:100,000 Punata 3735
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. 1 2 "Alalay". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved April 6, 2016.


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