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Aguillane

Coordinates: 15°14′39″S 71°03′22″W / 15.24417°S 71.05611°W / -15.24417; -71.05611
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Aguillane
Aguillane is located in Peru
Aguillane
Aguillane
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Coordinates15°14′39″S 71°03′22″W / 15.24417°S 71.05611°W / -15.24417; -71.05611
Naming
Language of nameAymara
Geography
LocationPeru, Cusco Region
Parent rangeAndes

Aguillane or Aquillane (possibly from Aymara akilla silver bowl (for a beverage),[2] -ni a suffix, "the one with a silver bowl (or silver bowls)") is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 m (16,000 ft) high. It is located in the Cusco Region, Espinar Province, Condoroma District. Aguillane lies southwest of Atawallpa.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Espinar Province (Cusco Region)
  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)