Turini (Sud Yungas)
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]
Turini | |
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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 |
Geography | |
Turini | |
Parent range | Andes |
References
- Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Unduavi 6045-III
- 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)
- "Yanacachi". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
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