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

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,800 m (15,700 ft) [1]
Coordinates 14°42′22″S 73°42′00″W / 14.70611°S 73.70000°W / -14.70611; -73.70000Coordinates: 14°42′22″S 73°42′00″W / 14.70611°S 73.70000°W / -14.70611; -73.70000
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]

References

  1. 1 2 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, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)


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