Yana Urqu (Mizque)

This article is about the mountain in the Mizque Province, Cochabamba Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Yana Urqu.
Yana Urqu
Yana Urqu is located in Bolivia
Yana Urqu
Yana Urqu
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation3,572 m (11,719 ft)[1]
Coordinates17°48′13″S 65°26′52″W / 17.80361°S 65.44778°W / -17.80361; -65.44778
Geography
LocationBolivia,
Cochabamba Department
Parent rangeAndes

Yana Urqu (Quechua yana black, urqu mountain,[2] "black mountain", also spelled Yana Orkho) is a 3,572-metre-high (11,719 ft) mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the Cochabamba Department, Mizque Province, Mizque Municipality. The Yana Urqu Mayu ("black mountain river") originates northwest of the mountain. Its waters flow to the Mizque River.[1][3]

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