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Yuraq Kancha (Bolivia)

Coordinates: 19°58′24″S 65°52′26″W / 19.97333°S 65.87389°W / -19.97333; -65.87389
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Yuraq Kancha
Yuraq Kancha is located in Bolivia
Yuraq Kancha
Yuraq Kancha
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation4,500 m (14,800 ft)[1]
Coordinates19°58′24″S 65°52′26″W / 19.97333°S 65.87389°W / -19.97333; -65.87389
Geography
LocationBolivia,
Potosí Department
Parent rangeAndes

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

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  1. ^ a b Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Estancia Kollpa 6434-III
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  3. ^ "Caiza "D"". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on May 17, 2016. Retrieved April 27, 2016.