Puka Urqu (Charcas)

Puka Urqu (Quechua puka red, urqu mountain,[2] "red mountain", also spelled Puca Orkho) is a 2,811-metre-high (9,222 ft) mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the Potosí Department, Charcas Province, San Pedro de Buena Vista Municipality. The Ch'alla Mayu flows along its southern slope.[1][3]

This article is about the mountain in the Charcas Province, Potosí Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Puka Urqu.
Puka Urqu
Puka Urqu is located in Bolivia
Puka Urqu
Puka Urqu
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation2,811 m (9,222 ft)[1]
Coordinates18°31′27″S 65°40′08″W
Geography
LocationBolivia,
Potosí Department
Parent rangeAndes

References
  1. Bolivia IGM map 1:50,000 Toromani 6438-II
  2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. "San Pedro". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on April 16, 2016. Retrieved April 16, 2016.


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