Churu (Bolivia) Explained

Churu
Elevation M:5200
Elevation Ref:[1]
Location:Bolivia
La Paz Department
Range:Andes, Cordillera Real
Map:Bolivia
Label Position:right
Map Size:200
Coordinates:-16.5444°N -67.8406°W

Churu (Aymara for a small waru waru / a lump, Hispanicized spelling Choro) is a 5200m (17,100feet) mountain in the Cordillera Real in the Bolivian Andes. It is situated in the La Paz Department, Sud Yungas Province, Irupana Municipality, near the border with the Murillo Province, Palca Municipality. Churu lies south-west of the mountain Mururata, west of a small lake named Qillwa Quta ("gull lake", Khellhua Khota), east of the mountain Wila Quta and south-east of the mountain Qutapata.[1] [2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cordillera Real. . huayna-potosi.com. August 25, 2014.
  2. Web site: Irupana. . INE, Bolivia. August 25, 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160326001211/http://www.ine.gob.bo/publicaciones/visorPdf.aspx?Codigo=021102&tipo=1. March 26, 2016.