Yana Urqu (Linares) Explained

Yana Urqu
Elevation M:4860
Elevation Ref:[1]
Location:Bolivia
Potosí Department
Range:Andes, Anta Q'awa mountain range
Map:Bolivia
Label Position:right
Map Size:200
Coordinates:-19.8006°N -65.6381°W

Yana Urqu (Quechua yana black, urqu mountain,[2] "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.[3]

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Notes and 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