Palta Urqu

Palta Urqu
Palta Urqu is located in Bolivia
Palta Urqu
Palta Urqu
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation3,760 m (12,340 ft)
Coordinates20°53′02″S 66°11′37″W / 20.88389°S 66.19361°W / -20.88389; -66.19361
Geography
LocationBolivia
Potosí Department
Parent rangeAndes

Palta Urqu (Quechua palta avocado, urqu mountain, "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.

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Atocha 6331-II
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  3. ↑ "Cotagaita". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 3, 2016.