Yana Urqu (Linares)

Yana Urqu
Yana Urqu

Bolivia
Potosí Department

Elevation 4,860 m (15,940 ft)[1]
Location
Range Andes, Anta Q'awa mountain range
Coordinates 19°48′02″S 65°38′17″W / 19.80056°S 65.63806°WCoordinates: 19°48′02″S 65°38′17″W / 19.80056°S 65.63806°W

Yana Urqu (Quechua yana black, urqu mountain,[2] "black mountain", other spellings Yana Orco, Yana Orkho) is a mountain in the Anta Q'awa mountain range of the Bolivian Andes, about 4,860 m (15,945 ft) high. It is situated south-east of Potosí in the Potosí Department, in the north of the José María Linares Province. Yana Urqu lies south-east and east of the mountains Q'umir Qucha and Khunurana.[3]

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References

  1. ↑ Evelio Echevarría, Cordillera de Potosí, Bolivia, The Alpine Journal, 1995
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ BIGM map 1:50,000 6434-I Puna