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Pilluni (Castilla)

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Location
  
Peru, Arequipa Region

Elevation
  
5,000 m

Parent range
  
Andes, Chila

Pilluni (Castilla)

Mountain range
  
Chila mountain range, Andes

Pilluni (Aymara pillu crown or cord which some indigenous peoples use to tighten their hair, -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with a crown" or "the one with a pillu", hispanicized spelling Pillune) is a mountain in the Chila mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 m (16,000 ft) high. It is situated in the Arequipa Region, Castilla Province, Chachas District. Pilluni lies southeast of a lake named Machuqucha.

Map of Pilluni, Peru

References

Pilluni (Castilla) Wikipedia