Suri Phuyu

Suri Phuyu (Aymara suri rhea, phuyu feather,[2] "rhea feather", also spelled Suriphuyo) is a 5,458-metre-high (17,907 ft) mountain in the Cordillera Occidental range of the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the Potosí Department, Sur Lípez Province, San Pablo de Lípez Municipality.[3] Suri Phuyu lies within the borders of the Eduardo Avaroa Andean Fauna National Reserve.[4] It is situated southwest of the Uturunku volcano at the Challwiri salt flat, northeast of it.[5]

Suri Phuyu
Suri Phuyu is located in Bolivia
Suri Phuyu
Suri Phuyu
Location in Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation5,458 m (17,907 ft)[1]
Coordinates22°23′09″S 67°29′26″W
Geography
LocationBolivia,
Potosí Department, Sur Lípez Province
Parent rangeAndes, Cordillera Occidental

References
  1. Plan de Desarrollo Municipal, Provincia Nor Lípez, Tercera Sección San Pablo de Lípez, Potosí-Bolivia (in Spanish)
  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. "San Pablo de Lípez". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved October 7, 2014. (unnamed)
  4. sernap.gob.bo Reserva National de Fauna Andina Eduardo Avaroa
  5. Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Cerro Suriphuyo 6126-IV


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