Yana Urqu (Carrasco)

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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