Yana Urqu (Chayanta)

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

Location within Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 3,902 m (12,802 ft) [1]
Coordinates 18°46′39″S 65°36′16″W / 18.77750°S 65.60444°W / -18.77750; -65.60444Coordinates: 18°46′39″S 65°36′16″W / 18.77750°S 65.60444°W / -18.77750; -65.60444
Geography
Location Bolivia,
Potosí Department
Parent range Andes

Yana Urqu (Quechua yana black, urqu mountain,[2] "black mountain", also spelled Yana Orkho) is a 3,902 m (12,802 ft) high mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the Potosí Department, Chayanta Province, Ravelo Municipality.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivia IGM map 1:50,000 Ravelo 6437-I
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ "Ravelo". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved April 17, 2016.


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