Yaritani

Yaritani (yarita local name for Azorella compacta, Aymara -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with yarita", Hispanicized spelling Yaretani) is a 5,006-metre-high (16,424 ft) mountain in the Andes of Bolivia. It lies in the Oruro Department, Sajama Province, in the north of the Turco Municipality. Yaritani is situated southwest of the mountain Wankarani and north of Qhapaqa.[1][2]

For the mountain in the Cochabamba Department, Bolivia, see Yaritani (Cochabamba). For the mountain in the Peru, see Yaritani (Peru).
Yaritani
Yaritani
Location in Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation5,006 m (16,424 ft) [1]
Coordinates18°08′37″S 68°21′00″W 
Geography
LocationBolivia, Oruro Department, Sajama Province
Parent rangeAndes

References
  1. BIGM map 1:50,000 Estancia Marcarani Hoja 5939-IV (Yaratani)
  2. "Turco". Retrieved September 13, 2014. (Yaretani)


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