Turini (Sud Yungas)

This article is about the mountain in the Sud Yungas Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Turini.
Turini

Northeast face of Turini (in the background, on the left)
Highest point
Elevation 3,800 m (12,500 ft)[1]
Coordinates 16°19′36″S 67°54′01″W / 16.32667°S 67.90028°W / -16.32667; -67.90028Coordinates: 16°19′36″S 67°54′01″W / 16.32667°S 67.90028°W / -16.32667; -67.90028
Geography
Parent range Andes

Turini (Aymara turi tower,[2] -ni a suffix, "the one with a tower") is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes which reaches a height of approxilamtely 3,800 m (12,500 ft). It is situated in the La Paz Department, Sud Yungas Province, Yanacachi Municipality, south of Unduavi.[3]

References

  1. Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Unduavi 6045-III
  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. "Yanacachi". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
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