Palta Urqu
Palta Urqu | |
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![]() ![]() Palta Urqu | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,760 m (12,340 ft)[1] |
Coordinates | 20°53′02″S 66°11′37″W / 20.88389°S 66.19361°WCoordinates: 20°53′02″S 66°11′37″W / 20.88389°S 66.19361°W |
Geography | |
Location | Bolivia Potosí Department |
Parent range | Andes |
Palta Urqu (Quechua palta avocado, urqu mountain,[2] "avocado mountain", also spelled Palta Orkho) is a mountain in the Andes of Bolivia which reaches a height of approximately 3,760 m (12,340 ft). It is located in the Potosí Department, Nor Chichas Province, Cotagaita Municipality. Palta Urqu lies at the Atocha River, southwest of the village of Quechisla.[1][3]
References[]
- ^ a b Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Atocha 6331-II
- ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch [Quechua-English dictionary] (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia.
- ^ "Cotagaita". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
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- Mountains of Potosí Department
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