Millu | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 4,800 m (15,700 ft) [1] |
Coordinates | 14°42′22″S73°42′00″W / 14.70611°S 73.70000°W Coordinates: 14°42′22″S73°42′00″W / 14.70611°S 73.70000°W |
Geography | |
Location | Peru, Ayacucho Region |
Parent range | Andes |
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]
Aymara is an Aymaran language spoken by the Aymara people of the Andes. It is one of only a handful of Native American languages with over one million speakers. Aymara, along with Spanish, is one of the official languages of Bolivia and parts of Peru. It is also spoken, to a much lesser extent, by some communities in northern Chile, where it is a recognized minority language.
The Andes or Andean Mountains are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. This range is about 7,000 km (4,300 mi) long, about 200 to 700 km wide, and of an average height of about 4,000 m (13,000 ft). The Andes extend from north to south through seven South American countries: Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile and Argentina.
Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the west by the Pacific Ocean. Peru is a megadiverse country with habitats ranging from the arid plains of the Pacific coastal region in the west to the peaks of the Andes mountains vertically extending from the north to the southeast of the country to the tropical Amazon Basin rainforest in the east with the Amazon river.
Puyusca is one of eight districts of the Parinacochas Province in Peru.
Lake Parinacochas is a lake in Ayacucho Region in Peru. It is located west of Sara Sara volcano at an elevation of 3,272 metres (10,735 ft) above sea level. The lake is 12 km long and 9 km wide, and has a catchment area of 606.5 square kilometres (234 sq mi).
Inka Wasi or Inkawasi is an archaeological site in Peru. It is located in the Ayacucho Region, Parinacochas Province, Pullo District.
Wilca is an archaeological site in Peru. It is situated in the Amazonas Region, Utcubamba Province, in the east of the Cajaruro District, near the border with the Bongara Province.
Millu is a mountain in the Wansu mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,100 metres (16,732 ft) high. It is situated in the Apurímac Region, Antabamba Province, Oropesa District. Millu lies southwest of Puka Urqu and northwest of Mina Q'asa.
Choquepirhua is a mountain in the Chila mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,400 metres (17,717 ft) high. It lies in the Arequipa Region, Castilla Province, on the border of the districts of Chachas and Choco. Choquepirhua is situated south of Chila.
Chuquiananta is a mountain in the Andes of southern Peru, about 5,300 metres (17,388 ft) high. It is situated in the Moquegua Region, Mariscal Nieto Province, Torata District, and in the Tacna Region, Candarave Province, Camilaca District. Chuquiananta lies south-west of Tutupaca volcano, south-east of Pomani.
Pirca Pirca is an archaeological site in Peru. It is located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, Tanta District. Pirca Pirca was declared a National Cultural Heritage of Peru by Resolución Viceministerial No. 011-2013-VMPCIC-MC on February 7, 2013. It lies north of Lake Paucarcocha.
P'isqi P'isqi is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,600 metres (15,092 ft) high. It lies in the Arequipa Region, Castilla Province, Andagua District. P'isqi P'isqi is situated west of Wakapallqa and Llallawi.
Millu is a mountain in the Andes of southern Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is situated in the Moquegua Region, Mariscal Nieto Province, Carumas District. Millu lies south of the mountain Uma Jalsu.
Qiwña Milluku is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,200 metres (17,060 ft) high. It is situated in the Moquegua Region, Mariscal Nieto Province, Carumas District, and in the Puno Region, El Collao Province, Santa Rosa District. It lies northeast of the mountain Jach'a K'uchu.
Millu is a mountain in the Andes of southern Peru, about 5,225 metres (17,142 ft) high. It is located on the border of the Moquegua Region, General Sánchez Cerro Province, Ichuña District, and the Puno Region, Puno Province, San Antonio District. It lies southwest of the mountain Chuqipata.
Hatun Qurini is a mountain in the Peruvian Andes, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is situated in the Puno Region, Azángaro Province, San José District. Hatun Qurini lies northwest of the mountain Surupana.
Waña is a mountain in the Wansu mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,400 metres (17,717 ft) high. It is situated in the Cusco Region, Chumbivilcas Province, Santo Tomás District. Waña lies northwest of Wamanripa, northeast of Chankuwaña, east of Wayunka and southeast of Ikma.
Chunta is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 m (15,748 ft) high. It is situated in the Ayacucho Region, Lucanas Province, Chipao District. Chunta lies north of Waytayuq and southeast of Pichqaqucha.
Wachwani is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,600 m (15,092 ft) high. It is situated in the Ayacucho Region, Parinacochas Province, Coracora District.
Chunta is a 5,208-metre-high (17,087 ft) mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, Marcapomacocha District, and in the Lima Region, Canta Province, Huaros District, and in the Huarochirí Province, Huanza District. It lies northwest of Kashpi.
Pirqa is a mountain in the Wansu mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is located in the Apurímac Region, Antabamba Province, Juan Espinoza Medrano District, and in the Ayacucho Region, Parinacochas Province, Coronel Castañeda District. Pirqa lies northwest of Lunq'u.
Puka Ranra is a mountain in the Wansu mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is located in the Apurímac Region, Antabamba Province, Juan Espinoza Medrano District, and in the Ayacucho Region, Parinacochas Province, Coronel Castañeda District.
Sondor (possibly from Aymara sunturu square without a ridge, Quechua suntur circular, is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 metres high. It is located in the Apurímac Region, Abancay Province, Circa District, and in the Antabamba Province, El Oro District. It lies southeast of a mountain named Sunturu.
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