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Puka Urqu (Bolivia)

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Coordinates: 19°34′11″S 65°52′24″W / 19.56972°S 65.87333°W / -19.56972; -65.87333
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This article is about the mountain in the Tomás Frías Province, Potosí Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Puka Urqu.
Puka Urqu
Puka Urqu is located in Bolivia
Puka Urqu
Puka Urqu
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation3,760 m (12,340 ft)[1]
Coordinates19°34′11″S 65°52′24″W / 19.56972°S 65.87333°W / -19.56972; -65.87333
Geography
LocationBolivia,
Potosí Department
Parent rangeAndes

Puka Urqu (Quechua puka red, urqu mountain,[2] "red mountain", also spelled Puca Orkho) is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes which reaches a height of approximately 3,760 m (12,340 ft). It is located in the Potosí Department, Tomás Frías Province, Yocalla Municipality. Puka Urqu lies at the Ingenio Mayu north of Kunturiri.[1][3]

References

  1. ^ a b Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Potosí (Oeste) 6435-III
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  3. ^ "Yocalla". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on May 8, 2016. Retrieved May 4, 2016.


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