Sura Surani

Sura Surani
Highest point
Elevation 4,840 m (15,880 ft) [1]
Coordinates 16°21′24″S 67°55′06″W / 16.35667°S 67.91833°W / -16.35667; -67.91833Coordinates: 16°21′24″S 67°55′06″W / 16.35667°S 67.91833°W / -16.35667; -67.91833
Geography
Location Bolivia
La Paz Department
Parent range Andes

Sura Surani (Aymara sura dry jiquima, a species of Pachyrhizus,[2] the reduplication indicates that there is a group of something, -ni a suffix, "the one with a lot of dry jiquima", also spelled Sora Sorani) is a mountain in the Bolivian Andes which reaches a height of approxilamtely 4,840 m (15,880 ft). It is situated in the La Paz Department, Sud Yungas Province, Yanacachi Municipality. Sura Surani lies northeast of Mik'aya.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Chojlla 6044-IV
  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: Jiquima seca
  3. ↑ "Yanacachi". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved August 26, 2014.
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