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Jatun Urqu (Bolivia)

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Coordinates: 17°47′57″S 65°43′28″W / 17.79917°S 65.72444°W / -17.79917; -65.72444
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This article is about the mountain northeast of Sacabamba in the Sacabamba Municipality, Esteban Arce Province, Cochabamba Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Hatun Urqu.
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.


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