Piyacuyani (possibly from
Aymara ''p'iya'' hole, ''qhuya'' the hole for the seed; mine or hole from which metal is taken,
''-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 and adjectives, and verb endings, which form the conjugation of verbs. Suffixes can ca ...
to indicate ownership) is a mountain in the
Vilcanota mountain range in the
Andes
The Andes ( ), Andes Mountains or Andean Mountain Range (; ) are the List of longest mountain chains on Earth, longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range ...
of
Peru
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, about high. The mountain is located in the
Puno Region,
Melgar Province,
Nuñoa District
Nuñuwa District is one of nine districts of the Melgar Province in Peru. The town of Nuñoa has become a destination for tourists as they start the climb to Machu Picchu. The growth of this local tourist industry has been stimulating changes in ...
. Piyacuyani lies southwest of
Jonorana, west of Jarupata, north of
Huisahuisa, northeast of
Jatun Sallica and
Jochajucho, and southeast of
Jampatune,
Pomanota and
Jatuncucho. It is situated west of Llankamayu, a right tributary of
Hatun Mayu.
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References
Mountains of the Department of Puno
Five-thousanders of the Andes
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