Pilluni (Castilla) | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 5,000 m (16,000 ft) |
Coordinates | 15°4′32″S 72°4′29″W / 15.07556°S 72.07472°WCoordinates: 15°4′32″S 72°4′29″W / 15.07556°S 72.07472°W |
Geography | |
Location | Peru, Arequipa Region |
Parent range | Andes, Chila |
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.