Jatun Urqu (Matarani)

This article is about the mountain northeast of Matarani in the Sacabamba Municipality, Esteban Arce Province, Cochabamba Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Hatun Urqu.
Jatun Urqu
Jatun Urqu

Location within Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 3,552 m (11,654 ft)[1]
Coordinates 17°46′09″S 65°46′48″W / 17.76917°S 65.78000°W / -17.76917; -65.78000Coordinates: 17°46′09″S 65°46′48″W / 17.76917°S 65.78000°W / -17.76917; -65.78000
Geography
Location Bolivia,
Cochabamba Department
Parent range Andes

Jatun Urqu (Quechua jatun big, urqu mountain,[2] "big mountain", also spelled Jatun Orkho) is a 3,552-metre-high (11,654 ft) mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the Cochabamba Department, Esteban Arce Province, Sacabamba Municipality, northeast of the village of Matarani.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivia 1:100,000 Punata 3735
  2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. "Sacabamba". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved April 5, 2016.


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