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Turini (Sud Yungas)

Coordinates: 16°19′36″S 67°54′01″W / 16.32667°S 67.90028°W / -16.32667; -67.90028
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Turini
Northeast face of Turini (in the background, on the left)
Highest point
Elevation3,800 m (12,500 ft)[1]
Coordinates16°19′36″S 67°54′01″W / 16.32667°S 67.90028°W / -16.32667; -67.90028
Geography
Parent rangeAndes

Turini (Aymara turi tower,[2] -ni a suffix, "the one with a tower") is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes which reaches a height of approxilamtely 3,800 m (12,500 ft). It is situated in the La Paz Department, Sud Yungas Province, Yanacachi Municipality, south of Unduavi.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Unduavi 6045-III
  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. ^ "Yanacachi". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved February 14, 2016.