Pillune (possibly from
Aymara ''pillu'' crown or cord which some
indigenous peoples use to tighten their hair,
''-ni'' a
suffix
In linguistics, a suffix is an affix which is placed after the stem of a word. Common examples are case endings, which indicate the grammatical case of nouns, adjectives, and verb endings, which form the conjugation of verbs. Suffixes can carry ...
to indicate ownership, "the one with a crown" or "the one with a ''pillu''") is a mountain in the
Chila mountain range in the
Andes of
Peru, about high. It is situated in the
Arequipa Region
Arequipa ( ay, Ariqipa; qu, Ariqipa) is a department and region in southwestern Peru. It is the sixth largest department in Peru, after Puno, Cuzco, Madre de Dios, Ucayali, and Loreto, its sixth most populous department, and its eleventh least ...
,
Castilla Province,
Chachas District. Pillune lies southeast of a lake named
Machucocha
Machucocha (possibly from Quechua ''machu'' old, old person, ''qucha'' lake) is a lake in Peru located in the Arequipa Region, Castilla Province, in the districts of Chachas and Orcopampa.escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Castilla Province ...
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References
Mountains of Peru
Mountains of Arequipa Region
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