Puka Urqu (Bolivia)

Puka Urqu
Puka Urqu
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation 3,760 m (12,340 ft) [1]
Coordinates 19°34′11″S 65°52′24″W / 19.56972°S 65.87333°W / -19.56972; -65.87333Coordinates: 19°34′11″S 65°52′24″W / 19.56972°S 65.87333°W / -19.56972; -65.87333 
Geography
Location Bolivia,
Potosí Department
Parent range Andes

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. 1 2 Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Potosí (Oeste) 6435-III
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ "Yocalla". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved May 4, 2016.


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