Jatun Urqu (Matarani)

Jatun Urqu (Quechua jatun big, urqu mountain,[2] "big mountain", also spelled Jatun Orkho) is a 3,552-metre-high (11,654 ft) mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the Cochabamba Department, Esteban Arce Province, Sacabamba Municipality, northeast of the village of Matarani.[1][3]

This article is about the mountain northeast of Matarani in the Sacabamba Municipality, Esteban Arce Province, Cochabamba Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Hatun Urqu.
Jatun Urqu
Jatun Urqu
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation3,552 m (11,654 ft) [1]
Coordinates17°46′09″S 65°46′48″W 
Geography
LocationBolivia,
Cochabamba Department
Parent rangeAndes

References
  1. Bolivia 1:100,000 Punata 3735
  2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. "Sacabamba". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on April 14, 2016. Retrieved April 5, 2016.


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