Puka Urqu (Chuquisaca)

This article is about the mountain in the Chuquisaca Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Puka Urqu.
Puka Urqu
Puka Urqu

Location within Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 3,220 m (10,560 ft) [1]
Coordinates 19°21′26″S 64°51′50″W / 19.35722°S 64.86389°W / -19.35722; -64.86389Coordinates: 19°21′26″S 64°51′50″W / 19.35722°S 64.86389°W / -19.35722; -64.86389
Geography
Location Bolivia,
Chuquisaca Department
Parent range Andes

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

  1. 1 2 Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Icla 6635-IV
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ "Icla". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved April 21, 2016.


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