Pinqullu (Aymara for a kind of flute of the Andes,[2] Hispanicized spelling Pincullo) is a 5,096-metre (16,719 ft) mountain in the Chunta mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It lies in the Huancavelica Region, Huancavelica Province, Ascensión District, northwest of Antarasu. The river Kachimayu originates southwest of the mountain. It flows along the southern slopes of Pinqullu. Yawarqucha ("blood lake", Yahuarcocha) is the name of the little lake southwest of the peak.[1][3]
| Pinqullu | |
|---|---|
  Pinqullu Peru | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 5,096 m (16,719 ft)[1] |
| Coordinates | 12°51′58″S 75°10′18″W / 12.86611°S 75.17167°W |
| Geography | |
| Location | Peru, Huancavelica Region |
| Parent range | Andes, Chunta |
References
edit- ^ a b "Nevado Pincullo". IGN, Peru. Archived from the original on February 4, 2015. Retrieved February 4, 2015.
- ^ 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)
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Castrovirreyna Province (Huancavelica Region)
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