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Turini (Loayza)

Coordinates: 17°04′04″S 67°32′36″W / 17.06778°S 67.54333°W / -17.06778; -67.54333
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Turini
Turini is located in Bolivia
Turini
Turini
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation4,138 m (13,576 ft)[1]
Coordinates17°04′04″S 67°32′36″W / 17.06778°S 67.54333°W / -17.06778; -67.54333
Geography
LocationBolivia
La Paz Department, Loayza Province
Parent rangeAndes

Turini (Aymara turi tower,[2] -ni a suffix, "the one with a tower", also spelled Torrini) is a 4,138-metre-high (13,576 ft) 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

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  1. ^ a b 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.