Jatun Urqu (Bolivia)
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Jatun Urqu (
Quechua Quechua may refer to: *Quechua people, several indigenous ethnic groups in South America, especially in Peru *Quechuan languages, a Native South American language family spoken primarily in the Andes, derived from a common ancestral language **So ...
''jatun'' big, ''urqu'' mountain, "big mountain", also spelled ''Jatun Orkho'') is a mountain in the
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Andes The Andes, Andes Mountains or Andean Mountains (; ) are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range is long, wide (widest between 18°S – 20°S ...
which reaches a height of approximately . It is located in the
Cochabamba Department Cochabamba ( ay, Quchapampa Jach'a Suyu, es, Departamento de Cochabamba , qu, Quchapampa Suyu), from Quechua ''qucha'' or ''qhucha'', meaning "lake", ''pampa'' meaning "plain", is one of the nine departments of Bolivia. It is known to be the ...
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Esteban Arce Province Esteban Arce is a province in Cochabamba Department, Bolivia. Its capital is Tarata. Many people from the Esteban Arze province (Tarata and Arbieto) have migrated abroad,mainly to Argentina and to the Washington DC area (Arlington county, Fairfa ...
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Sacabamba Municipality Sacabamba Municipality is the fourth Municipalities of Bolivia, municipal section of the Esteban Arce Province in the Cochabamba Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Sacabamba. At the time of census 2001 the municipality had 4,718 inhabitants.< ...
, northeast of
Sacabamba Sacabamba ( qu, Saqapampa) is a town in the Cochabamba Department in central Bolivia. It is the capital of Sacabamba Municipality, the fourth municipal section of Esteban Arce Province Esteban Arce is a province in Cochabamba Department, Bol ...
. It lies southwest of Inka Pirqa and Tunari.


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Mountains of Cochabamba Department {{CochabambaBO-geo-stub