Pilluni (La Unión)
For the mountain on the border of the Apurímac Region and the Cusco Region, Peru, see Pilluni (Apurímac-Cusco). For the mountain in the Castilla Province, Arequipa Region, Region, Peru, see Pilluni (Castilla).
| Pilluni | |
|---|---|
  Pilluni Peru | |
| Elevation | 5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1] |
| Location | |
| Location | Peru, Arequipa Region, La Unión Province |
| Range | Andes, Wansu |
| Coordinates | 14°57′33″S 72°25′40″W / 14.95917°S 72.42778°WCoordinates: 14°57′33″S 72°25′40″W / 14.95917°S 72.42778°W |
Pilluni (Aymara pillu crown or cord which some indigenous peoples use to tighten their hair,[2] -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with a crown" or "the one with a pillu", hispanicized spelling Pillune) is a mountain in the Wansu mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is situated in the Arequipa Region, La Unión Province, Puyca District. Pilluni lies west of the mountain Janq'u Q'awa, northwest of the mountain Qillqata and northeast of the mountain Ch'uwañuma.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the La Unión Province (Arequipa Region)
- ↑ Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary)