Pinqullu (Huancavelica)

Pinqullu (Aymara for a kind of flute of the Andes,[2] Hispanicized spelling Pencoyllo) is a mountain in the Chunta mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 metres (15,748 ft) high. It lies in the Huancavelica Region, Huancavelica Province, Huancavelica District. Pinqullu is situated northwest of Kuntur Wamani and Wamanrasu.[1]

For the Andean flute, see Pinkillu. For the mountain in the Ascensión District, Huancavelica Province, Huancavelica Region, see Pinqullu (Ascensión).
Pinqullu
Pinqullu
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,800 m (15,700 ft) [1]
Coordinates12°54′09″S 75°04′59″W 
Geography
LocationPeru, Huancavelica Region
Parent rangeAndes, Chunta

References
  1. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Castrovirreyna Province (Huancavelica 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)


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