Hatun Pinkilluni (Sandia)

Hatun Pinkilluni (Quechua hatun big, pinkillu a kind of flute,[2] Aymara -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with a big pinkillu" or "the big one with a pinkillu", Hispanicized spelling Jatun Pinquillone) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is located in the Puno Region, Sandia Province, Patambuco District. It lies southwest of the mountain Pinkilluni and northeast of Rit'ikunka and Q'alawaña. The ridge northeast of the mountain is named Huch'uy Pinkilluni ("little Pinkilluni", Uchuy Pinquillone).[1]

Hatun Pinkilluni
Hatun Pinkilluni
Location within Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Coordinates14°19′21″S 69°42′29″W
Geography
LocationPeru
Parent rangeAndes

References

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


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