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Yana Urqu (Mizque)

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Mountain in Bolivia This article is about the mountain in the Mizque Province, Cochabamba Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Yana Urqu.
Yana Urqu
Yana Urqu is located in BoliviaYana UrquYana UrquLocation within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation3,572 m (11,719 ft)
Coordinates17°48′13″S 65°26′52″W / 17.80361°S 65.44778°W / -17.80361; -65.44778
Geography
LocationBolivia,
Cochabamba Department
Parent rangeAndes

Yana Urqu (Quechua yana black, urqu mountain, "black mountain", also spelled Yana Orkho) is a 3,572-metre-high (11,719 ft) mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the Cochabamba Department, Mizque Province, Mizque Municipality. The Yana Urqu Mayu ("black mountain river") originates northwest of the mountain. Its waters flow to the Mizque River.

References

  1. ^ Bolivia 1:100,000 Mizque 3835
  2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  3. "Mizque". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
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