Coordinates: 19°21′26″S 64°51′50″W / 19.35722°S 64.86389°W / -19.35722; -64.86389

Puka Urqu (Chuquisaca)

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This article is about the mountain in the Chuquisaca Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Puka Urqu.
Puka Urqu
Puka Urqu is located in Bolivia
Puka Urqu
Puka Urqu
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation3,220 m (10,560 ft)[1]
Coordinates19°21′26″S 64°51′50″W / 19.35722°S 64.86389°W / -19.35722; -64.86389
Geography
LocationBolivia,
Chuquisaca Department
Parent rangeAndes

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 3,220 m (10,560 ft). It is located in the Chuquisaca Department, Jaime Zudáñez Province, Icla Municipality.[1][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Icla 6635-IV
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  3. ^ "Icla". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on January 11, 2016. Retrieved April 21, 2016.


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