Turini

Turini
Turini

Location within Bolivia

Elevation 5,064 m (16,614 ft)[1]
Location
Location Bolivia,
La Paz Department
Range Andes, Cordillera Real
Coordinates 16°02′34″S 68°14′37″W / 16.04278°S 68.24361°WCoordinates: 16°02′34″S 68°14′37″W / 16.04278°S 68.24361°W

Turini (Aymara turi tower,[2] -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with a tower", also spelled Torrini) is a 5,064 metres (16,614 ft) high mountain in the Cordillera Real in the Andes of Bolivia. It is located in the La Paz Department, Larecaja Province, Guanay Municipality. Turini lies north-west of the river Uma Pallqa ("water bifurcation", Uma Palca) and the village of Uma Pallqa.[1][3] It is situated north-east of the mountain Jisk'a Turini[1] ("little Turini").

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Zongo 5945-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) see: Torre
  3. "Guanay". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved November 3, 2014. (unnamed)