Sorapata (possibly from

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''sura'' dry ''jiquima'', a species of ''

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'', ''pata'' step, "''sura'' step") is a mountain in the north of the Apolobamba mountain range on the border of

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and

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. It is about high. On the Bolivian side it is located in the La Paz Department,

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, and on the Peruvian side it lies in the

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, Putina Province,

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. Sorapata is situated between Locopauchenta and Cunuyo in the north and Chaupi Orco (or Viscachani) in the south. The lake Japucocha lies southwest of it.

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