Sorapata

For the mountain in the Melgar Province, Puno Region, Peru, see Surapata (Melgar).

Sorapata (possibly from Aymara sura dry jiquima, a species of Pachyrhizus, pata step,^[2] "sura step") is a mountain in the north of the Apolobamba mountain range on the border of Bolivia and Peru. It is about 6,000 metres (19,685 ft) high. On the Bolivian side it is located in the La Paz Department, Franz Tamayo Province, Pelechuco Municipality, and on the Peruvian side it lies in the Puno Region, Putina Province, Sina District. 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.^[1][3]

Sorapata
Sorapata Location in Bolivia, on the border with Peru
Highest point
Elevation	6,000 m (20,000 ft)[1]
Coordinates	14°37′59″S 69°13′43″W
Geography
Location	Bolivia–Peru border
Parent range	Andes, Apolobamba