T'utura

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T'utura
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T'utura
Location in Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation 4,242 m (13,917 ft)  [1]
Coordinates 17°24′20″S66°40′53″W / 17.40556°S 66.68139°W / -17.40556; -66.68139 Coordinates: 17°24′20″S66°40′53″W / 17.40556°S 66.68139°W / -17.40556; -66.68139  
Geography
Location Bolivia,
Cochabamba Department
Parent range Andes

T'utura (Quechua for Schoenoplectus californicus , [2] also spelled Totora) is a 4,242-metre-high (13,917 ft) mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the Cochabamba Department, in the northern part of the Tapacari Province. T'utura lies northwest of Warawarani and northeast of Waylluma. [1] [3]

<i>Schoenoplectus californicus</i> species of plant, totora

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Bolivia country in South America

Bolivia, officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia is a landlocked country located in western-central South America. The capital is Sucre while the seat of government and financial center is located in La Paz. The largest city and principal industrial center is Santa Cruz de la Sierra, located on the Llanos Orientales a mostly flat region in the east of Bolivia.

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References

  1. 1 2 Bolivia 1:50,000 Mazo Cruz 6241-I
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ "Tapacari". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved March 25, 2016.


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