Pinkilluni (Puno)

Pinkilluni
Pinkilluni
Location within Peru
Highest point
Elevation 4,800 m (15,700 ft) [1]
Coordinates 14°17′53″S 69°41′33″W / 14.29806°S 69.69250°W / -14.29806; -69.69250Coordinates: 14°17′53″S 69°41′33″W / 14.29806°S 69.69250°W / -14.29806; -69.69250 
Geography
Location Peru
Parent range Andes

Pinkilluni (Quechua pinkillu a kind of flute,[2] Aymara -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with a pinkillu", hispanicized spelling Pinquillone) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 metres (15,748 ft) high. It is located in the Puno Region, Sandia Province, Patambuco District. It lies north of the mountain Huch'uy Pinkilluni ("little Pinkilluni", Uchuy Pinquillone) and northeast of Hatun Pinkilluni.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map Crucero 2 (Puno Region)
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)


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