Millu (Moquegua-Puno)

Millu (Aymara for a kind of salpeter,[2] Quechua for salty,[3] Hispanicized spelling Millo) is a mountain in the Andes of southern Peru, about 5,225 metres (17,142 ft) high. It is located on the border of the Moquegua Region, General Sánchez Cerro Province, Ichuña District, and the Puno Region, Puno Province, San Antonio District. It lies southwest of the mountain Chuqipata.[1][4]

This article is about the mountain on the border of the Moquegua Region and the Puno Region, Peru. For other uses, see Millu. For the mountain in Bolivia, see Millu Urqu.
Millu
Millu is located in Peru
Millu
Millu
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,225 m (17,142 ft)[1]
Coordinates16°12′33″S 70°21′29″W
Geography
LocationPeru, Moquegua Region, Puno Region
Parent rangeAndes

References
  1. Peru 1:100,000, Pichaccani 2838, Map prepared and published by the Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic/Topographic Center, Bethesda, MD
  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 (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  4. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Mariscal Nieto Cerro Province (Moquegua Region)


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