Turi Turini (Malla)

Turi Turini
Turi Turini
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation 5,040 m (16,540 ft) [1]
Coordinates 17°00′24″S 67°24′36″W / 17.00667°S 67.41000°W / -17.00667; -67.41000Coordinates: 17°00′24″S 67°24′36″W / 17.00667°S 67.41000°W / -17.00667; -67.41000 
Geography
Location Bolivia,
La Paz Department, Loayza Province, Malla Municipality
Parent range Andes

Turi Turini (Aymara turi tower,[2] the reduplication indicates that there is a group of something, -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with a group of towers", also spelled Turri Turruini) is a mountain in the La Paz Department in the Andes of Bolivia which reaches a height of approximately 5,040 m (16,540 ft). It is located in the Loayza Province, Malla Municipality, southwest of Mallachuma. Turi Turini lies northeast of T'ula T'ulani.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Yaco 6142-IV
  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. ↑ "Malla". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved February 23, 2016.



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