Sura Surani (

Aymara Aymara may refer to: Languages and people * Aymaran languages, the second most widespread Andean language ** Aymara language, the main language within that family ** Central Aymara, the other surviving branch of the Aymara(n) family, which today ...

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

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, the

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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

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which reaches a height of approximately . It is situated in the La Paz Department,

Sud Yungas Province Sud Yungas or Sur Yungas ( Aymara: ''Aynach Yunka jisk'a'') is a province in the Bolivian department of La Paz. It was created during the presidency of José Manuel Pando on January 12, 1900. The capital of the province is Chulumani. Geograph ...

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. Sura Surani lies northeast of

Mik'aya Mik'aya (Aymara for abyss in the water, also spelled ''Mikhaya'') is a mountain in the Cordillera Real in the Andes of Bolivia. It is located in the La Paz Department at the border of the Pedro Domingo Murillo Province, La Paz Municipality, a ...

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Mountains of La Paz Department (Bolivia) Four-thousanders of the Andes {{SudYungasProvince-geo-stub