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Jatun Urqu (Bolivia)

Coordinates: 17°47′57″S 65°43′28″W / 17.79917°S 65.72444°W / -17.79917; -65.72444
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Jatun Urqu
Jatun Urqu is located in Bolivia
Jatun Urqu
Jatun Urqu
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation3,600 m (11,800 ft)[1]
Coordinates17°47′57″S 65°43′28″W / 17.79917°S 65.72444°W / -17.79917; -65.72444
Geography
LocationBolivia,
Cochabamba Department
Parent rangeAndes

Jatun Urqu (Quechua jatun big, urqu mountain,[2] "big mountain", also spelled Jatun Orkho) is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes which reaches a height of approximately 3,600 m (11,800 ft). It is located in the Cochabamba Department, Esteban Arce Province, Sacabamba Municipality, northeast of Sacabamba. It lies southwest of Inka Pirqa and Tunari.[1][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Bolivia 1:100,000 Punata 3735
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  3. ^ "Sacabamba". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on April 14, 2016. Retrieved April 5, 2016.