P'aqla Urqu

P'aqla Urqu
P'aqla Urqu

Location within Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 3,260 m (10,700 ft) [1]
Coordinates 19°12′37″S 65°21′03″W / 19.21028°S 65.35083°W / -19.21028; -65.35083Coordinates: 19°12′37″S 65°21′03″W / 19.21028°S 65.35083°W / -19.21028; -65.35083
Geography
Location Bolivia,
Chuquisaca Department
Parent range Andes

P'aqla Urqu (Quechua p'aqla bald, urqu mountain,[2] "bald mountain", also spelled Phajla Orkho) is a 3,038-metre-high (9,967 ft) mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the Chuquisaca Department, Oropeza Province, Yotala Municipality. P'aqla Urqu lies at the Panti Mayu which is a left tributary of the Pillku Mayu (Quechua for "red river").[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivia 1:50,000 Tasapampa 6536-III
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ "Yotala". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved April 14, 2016.


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