Turini (Potosí)

This article is about the mountain in the Potosí Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Turini.
Turini
Turini

Location within Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 4,040 m (13,250 ft) [1]
Coordinates 19°30′05″S 65°43′22″W / 19.50139°S 65.72278°W / -19.50139; -65.72278Coordinates: 19°30′05″S 65°43′22″W / 19.50139°S 65.72278°W / -19.50139; -65.72278
Geography
Location Bolivia,
Potosí Department
Parent range Andes

Turini (Aymara turi tower,[2] -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with a tower", also spelled Torrini) is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes which reaches a height of approximately 4,040 m (13,250 ft). It is located in the Potosí Department, Tomás Frías Province, Potosí Municipality, northeast of the city of Potosí. It lies south of Lik'ichiri.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Don Diego 6435-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. ↑ "Potosí". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved May 6, 2016.


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