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Turini (Larecaja)

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Mountain in Bolivia This article is about the mountain in the Larecaja Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Turini.
Turini
Turini is located in BoliviaTuriniTuriniLocation within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation5,064 m (16,614 ft)
Coordinates16°02′34″S 68°14′37″W / 16.04278°S 68.24361°W / -16.04278; -68.24361
Geography
LocationBolivia,
La Paz Department, Larecaja Province
Parent rangeAndes, Cordillera Real

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

See also

References

  1. ^ 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)
  4. Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Lago Khara Kkota 5945-IV


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