Tuqma Urqu

Tuqma (Quechua tuqma canine tooth, urqu mountain,[2][3] "canine tooth mountain", also spelled Tucma Orkho) is a 2,822-metre-high (9,259 ft) mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the Cochabamba Department, Mizque Province, Mizque Municipality. The Tuqma River or Tuqma Mayu (Quechua) which originates northwest of the mountain, south of a peak named Tuqma flows along its western slope.[1][4]

Tuqma
Tuqma
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation2,822 m (9,259 ft)[1]
Coordinates17°52′03″S 65°18′41″W
Geography
LocationBolivia,
Cochabamba Department
Parent rangeAndes

References

  1. Bolivia 1:100,000 Mizque 3835
  2. "Diccionario Bilingüe, Castellano - Quechua, Quechua - Castellano, 2002". Félix Layme Pairumani. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
  3. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  4. "Mizque". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved April 9, 2016.


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