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Urqu Qucha (Bolivia)

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This article is about the lake in the Potosí Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Urququcha.
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LocationBolivia,
Potosí Department, Cornelio Saavedra Province
Coordinates19°22′4″S 65°33′53″W / 19.36778°S 65.56472°W / -19.36778; -65.56472
Surface area0.124 km² (0.0479 sq mi)

Urqu Qucha (Quechua urqu mountain / male, qucha lake, "mountain lake" or "male lake", also spelled Orkho Khocha) is a lake in the Andes of Bolivia. It is located in the Potosí Department, Cornelio Saavedra Province, Tacobamba Municipality, at the border with the Tomás Frías Province, Potosí Municipality. Urqu Qucha lies south-west of the mountain Titi Pinkillu and north of the Challwiri River, an affluent of the Pillku Mayu.

References

  1. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  2. Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Don Diego 6435-I (unnamed)
  3. "Tacobamba". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved October 12, 2014.

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