Yana Muqu

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For the mountain in the Chuquisaca Department, Bolivia, see Yana Muqu (Chuquisaca).
Yana Muqu
Highest point
Elevation3,893 m (12,772 ft)[1]
Coordinates20°58′55″S 65°46′32″W / 20.98194°S 65.77556°W / -20.98194; -65.77556Coordinates: 20°58′55″S 65°46′32″W / 20.98194°S 65.77556°W / -20.98194; -65.77556
Geography
LocationBolivia
Potosí Department
Parent rangeAndes

Yana Muqu, or Yana Mokho (Quechua yana "black" + muqu "hill",[2] "black hill"), is a 3,893 m (12,772 ft) mountain in the Andes of Bolivia. It is located in the Potosí Department, Nor Chichas Province, Cotagaita Municipality.[1][3]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Comunidad Caiti 6431-III
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch [Quechua-English dictionary] (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia.
  3. ^ "Cotagaita". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved March 3, 2016.

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