Jatun Urqu (Mizque)

This article is about the mountain in the Cochabamba Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Hatun Urqu.
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. Retrieved April 4, 2016.


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