Coordinates: 18°36′52″S 65°31′04″W / 18.61444°S 65.51778°W / -18.61444; -65.51778

Jatun Urqu (Potosí)

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This article is about the mountain in the Potosí 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
Elevation2,629 m (8,625 ft)[1]
Coordinates18°36′52″S 65°31′04″W / 18.61444°S 65.51778°W / -18.61444; -65.51778
Geography
LocationBolivia,
Potosí Department
Parent rangeAndes

Jatun Urqu (Quechua jatun big, urqu mountain,[2] "big mountain", also spelled Jatun Orkho) is a 2,629-metre-high (8,625 ft) mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the Potosí Department, Chayanta Province, Ravelo Municipality. It lies east of the Quri Mayu ("gold river").[1][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Bolivia IGM map 1:50,000 Toromani 6438-II
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  3. ^ "Ravelo". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 15, 2016.


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