Urqu Qucha (Bolivia)

Urqu Qucha (Quechua urqu mountain / male, qucha lake,[1] "mountain lake" or "male lake", also spelled Orkho Khocha) is a lake in the Andes of Bolivia. It is located in the Potosí Department, Cornelio Saavedra Province, Tacobamba Municipality, at the border with the Tomás Frías Province, Potosí Municipality. Urqu Qucha lies south-west of the mountain Titi Pinkillu and north of the Challwiri River,[2][3] an affluent of the Pillku Mayu.

This article is about the lake in the Potosí Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Urququcha.
Urqu Qucha
Urqu Qucha
LocationBolivia,
Potosí Department, Cornelio Saavedra Province
Coordinates19°22′04″S 65°33′53″W

References
  1. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  2. Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Don Diego 6435-I (unnamed)
  3. "Tacobamba". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved October 12, 2014.


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