Phusnu Pullawi

Phusnu Pullawi

Barroso mountain range (on the left) as seen from space (NASA Landsat) with Phusnu Pullawi in the northern extensions of the range
Highest point
Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Coordinates 17°23′55″S 69°52′27″W / 17.39861°S 69.87417°W / -17.39861; -69.87417Coordinates: 17°23′55″S 69°52′27″W / 17.39861°S 69.87417°W / -17.39861; -69.87417
Geography
Phusnu Pullawi

Location within Peru

Location Peru, Tacna Region
Parent range Andes, Barroso mountain range

Phusnu Pullawi (Aymara phusnu chyme, pulla a kind of sheep,[2] -wi a suffix, "a place with the chyme of sheep", also spelled Pusnupullave) is a mountain in the north of the Barroso mountain range in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,200 m (13,800 ft). It is located in the Tacna Region, Tarata Province, Tarata District. Phusnu Pullawi lies southwest of Ch'uxñuma and northwest of Chunta Qullu and Pä Qullu.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Tacna Province (Tacna 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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