P'aqla Urqu

P'aqla Urqu (Quechua p'aqla bald, urqu mountain,[2] "bald mountain", also spelled Phajla Orkho) is a 3,038-metre-high (9,967 ft) mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the Chuquisaca Department, Oropeza Province, Yotala Municipality. P'aqla Urqu lies at the Panti Mayu which is a left tributary of the Pillku Mayu (Quechua for "red river").[1][3]

P'aqla Urqu
P'aqla Urqu
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation3,260 m (10,700 ft)[1]
Coordinates19°12′37″S 65°21′03″W
Geography
LocationBolivia,
Chuquisaca Department
Parent rangeAndes

References

  1. Bolivia 1:50,000 Tasapampa 6536-III
  2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. "Yotala". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 14, 2016.


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