Jatun Urqu (Potosí)

This article is about the mountain in the Potosí Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Hatun Urqu.
Jatun Urqu
Jatun Urqu

Location within Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 2,629 m (8,625 ft) [1]
Coordinates 18°36′52″S 65°31′04″W / 18.61444°S 65.51778°W / -18.61444; -65.51778Coordinates: 18°36′52″S 65°31′04″W / 18.61444°S 65.51778°W / -18.61444; -65.51778
Geography
Location Bolivia,
Potosí Department
Parent range Andes

Jatun Urqu (Quechua jatun big, urqu mountain,[2] "big mountain", also spelled Jatun Orkho) is a 2,629-metre-high (8,625 ft) mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the Potosí Department, Chayanta Province, Ravelo Municipality. It lies east of the Quri Mayu ("gold river").[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivia IGM map 1:50,000 Toromani 6438-II
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ "Ravelo". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved April 15, 2016.


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