Jatun Urqu (Mizque)

Jatun Urqu
Jatun Urqu
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation 3,440 m (11,290 ft) [1]
Coordinates 17°54′31″S 65°46′42″W / 17.90861°S 65.77833°W / -17.90861; -65.77833Coordinates: 17°54′31″S 65°46′42″W / 17.90861°S 65.77833°W / -17.90861; -65.77833 
Geography
Location Bolivia,
Cochabamba Department
Parent range Andes

Jatun Urqu (Quechua jatun big, urqu mountain,[2] "big mountain", also spelled Jatun Orkho, Jatún Orkho) is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes which reaches a height of approximately 3,440 m (11,290 ft). It is located in the Cochabamba Department, Mizque Province, Vila Vila Municipality. Jatun Urqu lies south of Tikrasqa and southwest of Iskay Ch'utu.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivia 1:100,000 Punata 3735
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ "Vila Vila". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on April 13, 2016. Retrieved April 4, 2016.


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