Jatun Urqu (Potosí)

Jatun Urqu (Quechua jatun big, urqu mountain,[2] "big mountain", also spelled Jatun Orkho) is a 2,629-metre-high (8,625 ft) mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the Potosí Department, Chayanta Province, Ravelo Municipality. It lies east of the Quri Mayu ("gold river").[1][3]

This article is about the mountain in the Potosí Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Hatun Urqu.
Jatun Urqu
Jatun Urqu
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation2,629 m (8,625 ft) [1]
Coordinates18°36′52″S 65°31′04″W 
Geography
LocationBolivia,
Potosí Department
Parent rangeAndes

References
  1. Bolivia IGM map 1:50,000 Toromani 6438-II
  2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. "Ravelo". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 15, 2016.


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