Chila Pilluni
| Chila Pilluni | |
|---|---|
 The Colca River and Chila Pilluni northwest of it (upper left) as seen from the ISS | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 5,400 m (17,700 ft) [1] |
| Coordinates | 15°24′26″S 72°11′16″W / 15.40722°S 72.18778°WCoordinates: 15°24′26″S 72°11′16″W / 15.40722°S 72.18778°W |
| Geography | |
  Chila Pilluni Peru | |
| Location | Peru, Arequipa Region, Castilla Province |
| Parent range | Andes, Chila |
Chila Pilluni (Aymara pillu crown or cord which some indigenous peoples use to tighten their hair,[2] -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, pilluni "the one with a crown" or "the one with a pillu", hispanicized spelling Chila Pillune) is a mountain in the western part of the Chila mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,328 m (17,480 ft) high. It lies in the Arequipa Region, Castilla Province, Chachas District. Chila Pilluni is situated west of Chila, the highest mountain of the range, northeast of Tiklla and south of Apachita.[1]
References
- 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Caylloma Province 1 (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)
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