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Yana Urqu (Linares)

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Yana Urqu
Yana Urqu is located in BoliviaYana UrquYana UrquBolivia
Potosí Department
Highest point
Elevation4,860 m (15,940 ft)
Coordinates19°48′02″S 65°38′17″W / 19.80056°S 65.63806°W / -19.80056; -65.63806
Geography
LocationBolivia
Potosí Department
Parent rangeAndes, Anta Q'awa mountain range

Yana Urqu (Quechua yana black, urqu mountain, "black mountain", other spellings Yana Orco, Yana Orkho) is a mountain in the Anta Q'awa mountain range of the Bolivian Andes, about 4,860 m (15,945 ft) high. It is situated south-east of Potosí in the Potosí Department, in the north of the José María Linares Province. Yana Urqu lies south-east and east of the mountains Q'umir Qucha and Khunurana.

See also

References

  1. Evelio Echevarría, Cordillera de Potosí, Bolivia, The Alpine Journal, 1995
  2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. BIGM map 1:50,000 6434-I Puna
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Capital: Potosí
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