Titi Pinkillu

Titi Pinkillu
Titi Pinkillu

Location in Bolivia

Highest point
Elevation 4,529 m (14,859 ft) [1]
Coordinates 19°21′26″S 65°33′27″W / 19.35722°S 65.55750°W / -19.35722; -65.55750Coordinates: 19°21′26″S 65°33′27″W / 19.35722°S 65.55750°W / -19.35722; -65.55750
Geography
Location Bolivia,
Potosí Department
Parent range Andes

Titi Pinkillu (Quechua titi lead, lead-colored, pinkillu a flute of the Andean region,[2] "lead-colored pinkillu", hispanicized spelling Titi Pinquillo) is a 4,529-metre (14,859 ft) high mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is situated in the Potosí Department, Cornelio Saavedra Province, Tacobamba Municipality, near the border with the Tomás Frías Province, Potosí Municipality. Titi Pinkillu lies north-east of the lake Urqu Qucha. This is also where the Challwiri River, an affluent of the Pillku Mayu, originates.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Don Diego 6435-I
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ "Potosí". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved October 12, 2014. (unnamed)
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