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Jatun Urqu (Potosí)

Coordinates: 18°36′52″S 65°31′04″W / 18.61444°S 65.51778°W / -18.61444; -65.51778
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Jatun Urqu
Jatun Urqu is located in Bolivia
Jatun Urqu
Jatun Urqu
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation2,629 m (8,625 ft)[1]
Coordinates18°36′52″S 65°31′04″W / 18.61444°S 65.51778°W / -18.61444; -65.51778
Geography
LocationBolivia,
Potosí Department
Parent rangeAndes

Jatun Urqu (Quechua jatun big, urqu mountain,[2] "big mountain", also spelled Jatun Orkho) is a 2,629-metre-high (8,625 ft) mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the Potosí Department, Chayanta Province, Ravelo Municipality. It lies east of the Quri Mayu ("gold river").[1][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Bolivia IGM map 1:50,000 Toromani 6438-II
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  3. ^ "Ravelo". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 15, 2016.