Yana Urqu (Mizque)

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

Location within Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 3,572 m (11,719 ft) [1]
Coordinates 17°48′13″S 65°26′52″W / 17.80361°S 65.44778°W / -17.80361; -65.44778Coordinates: 17°48′13″S 65°26′52″W / 17.80361°S 65.44778°W / -17.80361; -65.44778
Geography
Location Bolivia,
Cochabamba Department
Parent range Andes

Yana Urqu (Quechua yana black, urqu mountain,[2] "black mountain", also spelled Yana Orkho) is a 3,572 m (11,719 ft) high mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the Cochabamba Department, Mizque Province, Mizque Municipality. The Yana Urqu Mayu ("black mountain river") originates northwest of the mountain. Its waters flow to the Mizque 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. ↑ "Mizque". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved April 9, 2016.


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Saturday, April 09, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.