Churu (

Aymara Aymara may refer to: Languages and people * Aymaran languages, the second most widespread Andean language ** Aymara language, the main language within that family ** Central Aymara, the other surviving branch of the Aymara(n) family, which today ...

for a small ''

waru waru Waru Waru is an Aymara term for the agricultural technique developed by pre-Hispanic people in the Andes region of South America from Ecuador to Bolivia; this regional agricultural technique is also referred to as ''camellones'' in Spanish. Func ...

'' / a lump, Hispanicized spelling ''Choro'') is a mountain in the Cordillera Real in the

Bolivia Bolivia, officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia, is a landlocked country located in central South America. The country features diverse geography, including vast Amazonian plains, tropical lowlands, mountains, the Gran Chaco Province, w ...

Andes The Andes ( ), Andes Mountains or Andean Mountain Range (; ) are the List of longest mountain chains on Earth, longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range ...

. It is situated in the La Paz Department,

Sud Yungas Province Sud Yungas or Sur Yungas ( Aymara: ''Aynach Yunka jisk'a'') is a province in the Bolivian department of La Paz. It was created during the presidency of José Manuel Pando on January 12, 1900. The capital of the province is Chulumani. Geograph ...

Irupana Municipality Irupana Municipality or Villa de Lanza Municipality is the second municipal section of the Sud Yungas Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Irupana. Geography The Cordillera Real traverses the municipality. The highest pea ...

, near the border with the

Murillo Province Pedro Domingo Murillo is a province in the Bolivian La Paz Department. It was created on January 8, 1838, with the name Cercado and on October 17, 1912, during the presidency of Eliodoro Villazón, its name was changed in honor of Pedro Domingo ...

Palca Municipality Palca or Pallqa (Aymara) is the first municipal section of the Pedro Domingo Murillo Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Palca. Geography The Cordillera Real traverses the municipality. Some of the highest peaks of the ...

. Churu lies south-west of the mountain

Mururata Mururata is a mountain in the Cordillera Real (Bolivia), Cordillera Real of Bolivia. Approximately 35 km East of La Paz, the Mururata lies to the North of the Illimani. The Mururata offers accessible climbing, as its shape does not contain di ...

, 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.

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Mountains of La Paz Department (Bolivia) Five-thousanders of the Andes {{SudYungasProvince-geo-stub