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Yana Urqu (Carrasco)

Coordinates: 17°45′56″S 65°24′38″W / 17.76556°S 65.41056°W / -17.76556; -65.41056
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Yana Urqu
Yana Urqu is located in Bolivia
Yana Urqu
Yana Urqu
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation3,200 m (10,500 ft)[1]
Coordinates17°45′56″S 65°24′38″W / 17.76556°S 65.41056°W / -17.76556; -65.41056
Geography
LocationBolivia,
Cochabamba Department
Parent rangeAndes

Yana Urqu (Quechua yana black, urqu mountain,[2] "black mountain", also spelled Yana Orkho) is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes which reaches a height of approximately 3,200 m (10,500 ft). It is located in the Cochabamba Department, Carrasco Province, Pocona Municipality. It lies north of the Wanaku Mayu ("guanaco river").[1][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Bolivia 1:100,000 Mizque 3835
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  3. ^ "Pocona". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved April 9, 2016.