Yana Urqu (Carrasco)

This article is about the mountain in the Carrasco Province, Cochabamba Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Yana Urqu.
Yana Urqu
Yana Urqu is located in Bolivia
Yana Urqu
Yana Urqu
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation3,200 m (10,500 ft)[1]
Coordinates17°45′56″S 65°24′38″W / 17.76556°S 65.41056°W / -17.76556; -65.41056
Geography
LocationBolivia,
Cochabamba Department
Parent rangeAndes

Yana Urqu (Quechua yana black, urqu mountain,[2] "black mountain", also spelled Yana Orkho) is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes which reaches a height of approximately 3,200 m (10,500 ft). It is located in the Cochabamba Department, Carrasco Province, Pocona Municipality. It lies north of the Wanaku Mayu ("guanaco river").[1][3]

References

  1. ^ a b Bolivia 1:100,000 Mizque 3835
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  3. ^ "Pocona". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved April 9, 2016.


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