Yana Urqu (Carrasco)

This article is about the mountain in the Carrasco Province, Cochabamba Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Yana Urqu.
Yana Urqu
Yana Urqu

Location within Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 3,200 m (10,500 ft) [1]
Coordinates 17°45′56″S 65°24′38″W / 17.76556°S 65.41056°W / -17.76556; -65.41056Coordinates: 17°45′56″S 65°24′38″W / 17.76556°S 65.41056°W / -17.76556; -65.41056
Geography
Location Bolivia,
Cochabamba Department
Parent range Andes

Yana Urqu (Quechua yana black, urqu mountain,[2] "black mountain", also spelled Yana Orkho) is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes which reaches a height of approximately 3,200 m (10,500 ft). It is located in the Cochabamba Department, Carrasco Province, Pocona Municipality. It lies north of the Wanaku Mayu ("guanaco river").[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivia 1:100,000 Mizque 3835
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ "Pocona". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved April 9, 2016.


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