Q'ulini (Peru)

For the mountain in Bolivia, see Q'ulini (Bolivia).
Q'ulini
Q'ulini

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft) [1]
Coordinates 16°35′54″S 70°01′27″W / 16.59833°S 70.02417°W / -16.59833; -70.02417Coordinates: 16°35′54″S 70°01′27″W / 16.59833°S 70.02417°W / -16.59833; -70.02417
Geography
Location Peru, Puno Region
Parent range Andes

Q'ulini (Aymara q'uli stripes of different colors on the shirt or undershirt which the Andean people wear,[2] -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with stripes", also spelled Coline) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is situated in the Puno Region, El Collao Province, Santa Rosa District, and in the Puno Province, Acora District. It lies northeast of the mountain Arichuwa.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the El Collao Province (Puno 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)


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