Pinkilluni

Pinkilluni
Pinkilluni
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft) [1]
Coordinates 16°30′21″S 70°13′43″W / 16.50583°S 70.22861°W / -16.50583; -70.22861Coordinates: 16°30′21″S 70°13′43″W / 16.50583°S 70.22861°W / -16.50583; -70.22861 
Geography
Location Peru, Moquegua Region, Puno Region
Parent range Andes

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. 1 2 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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