Muruq'u (Chuquisaca)

Muruq'u (Quechua for ball (of yarn, wool),[2] also spelled Morokho) is a 4,206-metre-high (13,799 ft) mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the Chuquisaca Department, Nor Cinti Province, San Lucas Municipality, east of the village of Canchas Blancas. It lies northwest of Kunturiri.[1][3]

Muruq'u
Muruq'u
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation4,206 m (13,799 ft)[1]
Listing
Coordinates20°01′51″S 64°45′54″W
Geography
LocationBolivia,
Chuquisaca Department
Parent rangeAndes

References

  1. Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Comunidad Canchas Blancas 6633-IV
  2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. "San Lucas". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on May 6, 2016. Retrieved April 25, 2016.


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