Tuqma Urqu
| Tuqma | |
|---|---|
  Tuqma Location within Bolivia | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,822 m (9,259 ft) [1] |
| Coordinates | 17°52′03″S 65°18′41″W / 17.86750°S 65.31139°WCoordinates: 17°52′03″S 65°18′41″W / 17.86750°S 65.31139°W |
| Geography | |
| Location |
Bolivia, Cochabamba Department |
| Parent range | Andes |
Tuqma (Quechua tuqma canine tooth, urqu mountain,[2][3] "canine tooth mountain", also spelled Tucma Orkho) is a 2,822 m (9,259 ft) high mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the Cochabamba Department, Mizque Province, Mizque Municipality. The Tuqma River or Tuqma Mayu (Quechua) which originates northwest of the mountain, south of a peak named Tuqma flows along its western slope.[1][4]
References
- 1 2 Bolivia 1:100,000 Mizque 3835
- ↑ "Diccionario Bilingüe, Castellano - Quechua, Quechua - Castellano, 2002". Félix Layme Pairumani. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
- ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
- ↑ "Mizque". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
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