Hatun Pinkilluni (Sandia)

For the mountain in the Carabaya Province, Puno Region, Peru, see Hatun Pinkilluni.
Hatun Pinkilluni
Hatun Pinkilluni

Location within Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft) [1]
Coordinates 14°19′21″S 69°42′29″W / 14.32250°S 69.70806°W / -14.32250; -69.70806Coordinates: 14°19′21″S 69°42′29″W / 14.32250°S 69.70806°W / -14.32250; -69.70806
Geography
Location Peru
Parent range Andes

Hatun Pinkilluni (Quechua hatun big, pinkillu a kind of flute,[2] Aymara -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with a big pinkillu" or "the big one with a pinkillu", hispanicized spelling Jatun Pinquillone) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is located in the Puno Region, Sandia Province, Patambuco District. It lies southwest of the mountain Pinkilluni and northeast of Rit'ikunka and Q'alawaña. The ridge northeast of the mountain is named Huch'uy Pinkilluni ("little Pinkilluni", Uchuy Pinquillone).[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map Sandia (Puno Region)
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)


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