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Chila Pillune

Coordinates: 15°24′26″S 72°11′16″W / 15.40722°S 72.18778°W / -15.40722; -72.18778
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Chila Pilluni
The Colca River and Chila Pilluni northwest of it (upper left) as seen from the ISS
Highest point
Elevation5,400 m (17,700 ft)[1]
Coordinates15°24′26″S 72°11′16″W / 15.40722°S 72.18778°W / -15.40722; -72.18778
Geography
Chila Pilluni is located in Peru
Chila Pilluni
Chila Pilluni
Peru
LocationPeru, Arequipa Region, Castilla Province
Parent rangeAndes, 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. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Caylloma Province 1 (Arequipa 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)