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{{short description|Mountain in Peru}}
{{About||the mountain in the Melgar Province, Puno Region, Peru|Surapata (Melgar){{!}}Surapata (Melgar)}}
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| name = Sorapata
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| elevation_m   = 6000
| elevation_ref = <ref name=escale>escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Putina Province (Puno Region)</ref>
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| location = [[Bolivia]]–[[Peru]] border
| range = [[Andes]], [[Cordillera Apolobamba|Apolobamba]]
| map = Bolivia
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| map_caption = Location in Bolivia, on the border with Peru
| label_position = right
| map_size       = 200
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'''Sorapata''' (possibly from [[Aymara language|Aymara]] ''sura'' dry ''jiquima'', a species of ''[[Pachyrhizus]]'', ''pata'' step,<ref>{{Ref Bertonio}}</ref> "''sura'' step") is a mountain in the north of the [[Cordillera Apolobamba|Apolobamba]] mountain range on the border of [[Bolivia]] and [[Peru]]. It is about {{convert|6000|m|ft|0}} high. On the Bolivian side it is located in the [[La Paz Department (Bolivia)|La Paz Department]], [[Franz Tamayo Province]], [[Pelechuco Municipality]], and on the Peruvian side it lies in the [[Puno Region]], [[San Antonio de Putina Province|Putina Province]], [[Sina District]]. Sorapata is situated between Locopauchenta and [[Cunuyo]] in the north and [[Chaupi Orco (mountain)|Chaupi Orco]] (or Viscachani) in the south. The lake Japucocha lies southwest of it.<ref name=escale/><ref name=ine>{{cite web |url=http://www.ine.gob.bo/publicaciones/visorPdf.aspx?Codigo=020702&tipo=1|title=Pelechuco|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date= |website= |publisher=ine.gob.bo|accessdate=December 13, 2014}}</ref>
== References ==
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{{La Paz Department}}
[[Category:Mountains of La Paz Department (Bolivia)]]
[[Category:Mountains of Puno Region]]
[[Category:International mountains of South America]]
[[Category:Bolivia–Peru border]]
[[Category:Mountains of Peru]]
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