Pilluni (Castilla)

Pilluni (Castilla)
Pilluni (Castilla)
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft) [1]
Coordinates 15°4′32″S 72°4′29″W / 15.07556°S 72.07472°W / -15.07556; -72.07472Coordinates: 15°4′32″S 72°4′29″W / 15.07556°S 72.07472°W / -15.07556; -72.07472 
Geography
Location Peru, Arequipa Region
Parent range Andes, Chila

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 Chila mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 m (16,000 ft) high. It is situated in the Arequipa Region, Castilla Province, Chachas District. Pilluni lies southeast of a lake named Machuqucha.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Castilla Province (1) (Arequipa Region)
  2. ↑ 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)


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