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Jatun Urqu (Mizque)

Coordinates: 17°54′31″S 65°46′42″W / 17.90861°S 65.77833°W / -17.90861; -65.77833
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Jatun Urqu
Jatun Urqu is located in Bolivia
Jatun Urqu
Jatun Urqu
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation3,440 m (11,290 ft)[1]
Coordinates17°54′31″S 65°46′42″W / 17.90861°S 65.77833°W / -17.90861; -65.77833
Geography
LocationBolivia,
Cochabamba Department
Parent rangeAndes

Jatun Urqu (Quechua jatun big, urqu mountain,[2] "big mountain", also spelled Jatun Orkho, Jatún Orkho) is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes which reaches a height of approximately 3,440 m (11,290 ft). It is located in the Cochabamba Department, Mizque Province, Vila Vila Municipality. Jatun Urqu lies south of Tikrasqa and southwest of Iskay Ch'utu.[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. ^ "Vila Vila". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on April 13, 2016. Retrieved April 4, 2016.