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Mountain in Bolivia For the mountain southwest of Mallachuma in the Malla Municipality, Loayza Province, La Department, Bolivia, see Turi Turini (Malla). For other uses, see Turini.
Turi Turini
Turi Turini is located in BoliviaTuri TuriniTuri TuriniLocation within Bolivia
Highest point
Coordinates16°57′46″S 67°25′31″W / 16.96278°S 67.42528°W / -16.96278; -67.42528
Geography
LocationBolivia,
La Paz Department, Loayza Province, Malla Municipality
Parent rangeAndes

Turi Turini (Aymara turi tower, 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 Torri Torrini) is a mountain in the La Paz Department in the Andes of Bolivia. It is located in the Loayza Province, Malla Municipality, northeast of Mallachuma.

References

  1. 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)
  2. "Malla". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved February 23, 2016.
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