Chaupi Orco (mountain)

This article is about the mountain on the border of Bolivia and Peru. For other uses, see Chawpi Urqu (disambiguation). For other uses, see Wisk'achani (disambiguation).
Chaupi Orco
Viscachani
Chaupi Orco from the west
Highest point
Elevation6,044 m (19,829 ft)[1][2][3]
Prominence1,537 m (5,043 ft)[1]
Parent peakAusangate (6384 m)
ListingUltra
Coordinates14°39′12″S 69°13′42″W / 14.65333°S 69.22833°W / -14.65333; -69.22833[4]
Geography
Chaupi Orco is located in Peru
Chaupi Orco
Chaupi Orco
Location in Peru on the border with Bolivia
Chaupi Orco is located in Bolivia
Chaupi Orco
Chaupi Orco
Chaupi Orco (Bolivia)
CountriesBolivia and Peru
Parent rangeApolobamba, Andes
Climbing
First ascent1 August 1957 - Werner Karl, Hans Richter, and Hans Wimmer (Germany)[5][6]

Chaupi Orco (possibly from the Quechua spelling Chawpi Urqu; chawpi middle, center, urqu mountain)[7] or Viscachani[4][8] (possibly from the Aymara 'wisk'acha viscacha)[9] is a mountain in the Andes on the border of Bolivia and Peru. It has a height of 6,044 metres (19,829 ft).[3] On the Bolivian side it is located in the La Paz Department, Franz Tamayo Province, Pelechuco Municipality, and on the Peruvian side it lies in the Puno Region, Putina Province, Sina District. It lies north of Salluyu.[4][10][11] Chaupi Orco is the highest peak of the Apolobamba mountain range.[12][13]

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  2. ^ "Chaupi Orco". Andes Specialists. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
  3. ^ a b "Topographic map of Chaupi Orco". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2023-04-25.
  4. ^ a b c escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Putina Province (Puno Region)
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference Pietro Meciani was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference AAJ1958 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  8. ^ Biggar, John (2020). The Andes: A Guide for Climbers and Skiers. Andes. p. 153. ISBN 9780953608768.
  9. ^ 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)
  10. ^ Bolivian IGM map 1:100,000 3041 Pelechuco
  11. ^ "Pelechuco". ine.gob.bo. Archived from the original on December 7, 2014. Retrieved December 13, 2014. (unnamed)
  12. ^ "Catálogo GeoBolivia - GeoBolivia". geo.gob.bo. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
  13. ^ PERU, Autor: GEO GPS. "Base de datos Perú - Shapefile - *.shp - MINAM - IGN - Límites Políticos". Retrieved 2020-04-30.