Puka Urqu (Charcas)

This article is about the mountain in the Charcas Province, Potosí Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Puka Urqu.
Puka Urqu
Puka Urqu

Location within Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 2,811 m (9,222 ft)[1]
Coordinates 18°31′27″S 65°40′08″W / 18.52417°S 65.66889°W / -18.52417; -65.66889Coordinates: 18°31′27″S 65°40′08″W / 18.52417°S 65.66889°W / -18.52417; -65.66889
Geography
Location Bolivia,
Potosí Department
Parent range Andes

Puka Urqu (Quechua puka red, urqu mountain,[2] "red mountain", also spelled Puca Orkho) is a 2,811-metre-high (9,222 ft) mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the Potosí Department, Charcas Province, San Pedro de Buena Vista Municipality. The Ch'alla Mayu flows along its southern slope.[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. "San Pedro". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved April 16, 2016.


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