Pinkilluni (Puno)

For the mountain on the border of the Moquegua Region and the Puno Region, Peru, see Pinkilluni.
Pinkilluni
Pinkilluni

Location within Peru

Elevation 4,800[1] m (15,700 ft)
Location
Location Peru
Range Andes
Coordinates 14°17′53″S 69°41′33″W / 14.29806°S 69.69250°WCoordinates: 14°17′53″S 69°41′33″W / 14.29806°S 69.69250°W

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. 1.0 1.1 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)