Elevation 3,950 m | Mountain range Andes | |
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Pari Urqu (Aymara pari red hot, Quechua pari warm, to get very hot, overheated, urqu mountain, "hot mountain", hispanicized spellings Pari Orcko, Pary Orcko, Pari Orco) is a mountain in the Andes in Bolivia, about 3,950 m (12,959 ft) high. It is located in the Potosí Department, Tomás Frías Province, Potosí Municipality. Pari Urqu lies in the west of Potosí, north west of the higher Cerro Rico (Spanish name), P'utuqsi Urqu or Sumaq Urqu (Quechua names) which lies in the south of Potosí.
Map of Pari Urqu, Potosi, Bolivia
On the top of Pari Urqu there is a tower which has a revolving restaurant to give a 360 degree view of the town.
References
Pari Urqu Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA