Yuraq Kancha (Bolivia)

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Yuraq Kancha
Yuraq Kancha

Location within Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 4,500 m (14,800 ft) [1]
Coordinates 19°58′24″S 65°52′26″W / 19.97333°S 65.87389°W / -19.97333; -65.87389Coordinates: 19°58′24″S 65°52′26″W / 19.97333°S 65.87389°W / -19.97333; -65.87389
Geography
Location Bolivia,
Potosí Department
Parent range Andes

Yuraq Kancha (Quechua yuraq white, kancha enclosure, enclosed place, yard, a frame, or wall that encloses,[2] also spelled Yuraj Cancha) is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes which reaches a height of approximately 4,500 m (14,800 ft). It is located in the Potosí Department, José María Linares Province, Caiza "D" Municipality. Yuraq Kancha lies northeast of K'illi Mayu Punta. The K'illi Mayu originates south of the mountain. It flows to the Uqururu Mayu in the northeast.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Estancia Kollpa 6434-III
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ "Caiza "D"". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on May 17, 2016. Retrieved April 27, 2016.


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