Turini (Loayza)

This article is about the mountain in the Loayza Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Turini.
Turini
Turini

Location within Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 4,138 m (13,576 ft) [1]
Coordinates 17°04′04″S 67°32′36″W / 17.06778°S 67.54333°W / -17.06778; -67.54333Coordinates: 17°04′04″S 67°32′36″W / 17.06778°S 67.54333°W / -17.06778; -67.54333
Geography
Location Bolivia
La Paz Department, Loayza Province
Parent range Andes

Turini (Aymara turi tower,[2] -ni a suffix, "the one with a tower", also spelled Torrini) is a 4,138 m (13,576 ft) high mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the La Paz Department, Loayza Province, Luribay Municipality. Turini lies between Jach'a Walluni in the southeast and Lluxita in the northwest. The Malla Jawira flows along its slopes.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Luribay 6042-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)
  3. ↑ "Luribay". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
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