Yuraq Yaku (Bolivia)

For the mountain in the Ancash Region, Peru, see Yuraq Yaku. For the district in the San Martín Region, Peru, see Yuracyacu District.
Yuraq Yaku
Yuraq Yaku

Location within Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 3,232 m (10,604 ft)[1]
Coordinates 17°30′01″S 66°22′38″W / 17.50028°S 66.37722°W / -17.50028; -66.37722Coordinates: 17°30′01″S 66°22′38″W / 17.50028°S 66.37722°W / -17.50028; -66.37722
Geography
Location Bolivia,
Cochabamba Department
Parent range Andes

Yuraq Yaku (Quechua yuraq white, yaku water,[2] "white water", also spelled Yuraj Yaco) is a 3,232 m (10,604 ft) high mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the Cochabamba Department, Quillacollo Province, Sipe Sipe Municipality. Yuraq Yaku lies southeast of Inka Laqaya.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivia 1:50,000 Quillacollo 6341-IV
  2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. "Sipe Sipe". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved March 28, 2016.


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