Jatun Urqu (Matarani)

Jatun Urqu
Jatun Urqu
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation 3,552 m (11,654 ft) [1]
Coordinates 17°46′09″S 65°46′48″W / 17.76917°S 65.78000°W / -17.76917; -65.78000Coordinates: 17°46′09″S 65°46′48″W / 17.76917°S 65.78000°W / -17.76917; -65.78000 
Geography
Location Bolivia,
Cochabamba Department
Parent range Andes

Jatun Urqu (Quechua jatun big, urqu mountain,[2] "big mountain", also spelled Jatun Orkho) is a 3,552-metre-high (11,654 ft) mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the Cochabamba Department, Esteban Arce Province, Sacabamba Municipality, northeast of the village of Matarani.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivia 1:100,000 Punata 3735
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ "Sacabamba". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved April 5, 2016.


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