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P'uykutuni

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Parent range
  
Andes, Willkanuta

Elevation
  
4,900 m

P'uykutuni

Location
  
Peru, Cusco Region, Puno Region

Mountain range
  
Andes, Cordillera Vilcanota

P'uykutuni (Aymara p'uykutu pitcher, earthenware jar with a large belly and a narrow throat, -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with a pitcher" or "the one with a p'uykutu", Hispanicized spelling Puicutuni) is a mountain in the Willkanuta mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 4,900 metres (16,076 ft) high. It is located in the Cusco Region, Quispicanchi Province, Marcapata District, and in the Puno Region, Carabaya Province, Ollachea District. P'uykutuni lies northeast of Llusk'a Rit' and Sullulluni. Q'illu Kunka ("yellow throat", Quellocunca) is the name of the ridge to the west.

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P'uykutuni Wikipedia