Millu (Ayacucho)

This article is about the mountain in the Ayacucho Region, Peru. For other uses, see Millu. For the mountain in Bolivia, see Millu Urqu.
Millu
Millu is located in Peru
Millu
Millu
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,800 m (15,700 ft)[1]
Coordinates14°42′22″S 73°42′00″W / 14.70611°S 73.70000°W / -14.70611; -73.70000
Geography
LocationPeru, Ayacucho Region
Parent rangeAndes

Millu (Aymara for a kind of salpeter,[2] Quechua for salty,[3] Hispanicized spelling Millo) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 m (15,748 ft) high. It is situated in the Ayacucho Region, Parinacochas Province, Coracora District. Millu lies northwest of Puka Punchu and northeast of Q'illu Urqu.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Parinacochas Province (Ayacucho 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)
  3. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.


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