Yana Urqu (Mizque)

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-metre-high (11,719 ft) 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.


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