Turini

This article is about the mountain on the border of the Inquisivi Province and the Loayza Province, La Paz Department. For other uses, see Turini.
Turini
Turini

Location within Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 5,120 m (16,800 ft)[1]
Coordinates 16°48′24″S 67°30′30″W / 16.80667°S 67.50833°W / -16.80667; -67.50833Coordinates: 16°48′24″S 67°30′30″W / 16.80667°S 67.50833°W / -16.80667; -67.50833
Geography
Location Bolivia
La Paz Department, Loayza Province
Parent range Andes

Turini (Aymara turi tower,[2] -ni a suffix, "the one with a tower", also spelled Torrini) is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes which reaches a height of approximately 5,120 m (16,800 ft). It is located in the La Paz Department, Loayza Province, Cairoma Municipality, and in the Inquisivi Province, Quime Municipality. Turini lies northeast of Taruja Umaña and the lake named Warus Quta[3]

References

  1. Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Araca 6043-I
  2. Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary)
  3. "Cairoma". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
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