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Pilluni (La Unión)

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Parent range
  
Andes, Wansu

Mountain range
  
Andes

Elevation
  
5,000 m

Pilluni (La Unión)

Location
  
Peru, Arequipa Region, La Unión Province

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 Wansu mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is situated in the Arequipa Region, La Unión Province, Puyca District. Pilluni lies west of Janq'u Q'awa, northwest of Qillqata and northeast of Ch'uwañuma.

Map of Pilluni, Peru

References

Pilluni (La Unión) Wikipedia