Pinkilluni

Mountain in Peru
Pinkilluni is located in Peru
Pinkilluni
Pinkilluni
Peru
Highest pointElevation5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]Coordinates16°30′21″S 70°13′43″W / 16.50583°S 70.22861°W / -16.50583; -70.22861GeographyLocationPeru, Moquegua Region, Puno RegionParent rangeAndes

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 Peruvian Andes, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is located in the Moquegua Region, Mariscal Nieto Province, Carumas District, and in the Puno Region, Puno Province, Pichacani District. Pinkilluni lies northwest of the mountain Q'iwiri.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Mariscal Nieto Province (Moquegua Region)
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)


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