Khunu Qullu

Khunu Qullu
Khunu Qullu

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft) [1]
Coordinates 16°38′35″S 70°10′58″W / 16.64306°S 70.18278°W / -16.64306; -70.18278Coordinates: 16°38′35″S 70°10′58″W / 16.64306°S 70.18278°W / -16.64306; -70.18278
Geography
Location Peru, Moquegua Region
Parent range Andes

Khunu Qullu (Aymara khunu snow, qullu mountain,[2] "snow mountain", hispanicized spelling Cuno Ccollo)[3] is a mountain in the Andes of southern Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is located in the Moquegua Region, Mariscal Nieto Province, Carumas District, near Qina Mich'ini.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Mariscal Nieto Province (Moquegua Region) (unnamed)
  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)
  3. ↑ Peru 1:100,000, Hospicio 2837, Map prepared and published by the Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic/Topographic Center, Bethesda, MD


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