Milluni Peak, also known as or Pico Milluni (composed of
Spanish
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...
''pico'' peak and
Aymara
Aymara may refer to:
Languages and people
* Aymaran languages, the second most widespread Andean language
** Aymara language, the main language within that family
** Central Aymara, the other surviving branch of the Aymara(n) family, which today ...
''milluni'', ''millu'' light brown, reddish, fair-haired, dark chestnut, ''-ni''
suffix
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to indicate ownership, "the brown one"), is a mountain 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 ...
, about 5,483 m (17,989 ft) high, located in the
Cordillera Real of
Bolivia
Bolivia, officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia, is a landlocked country located in central South America. The country features diverse geography, including vast Amazonian plains, tropical lowlands, mountains, the Gran Chaco Province, w ...
in the
La Paz Department,
Pedro Domingo Murillo Province
Pedro Domingo Murillo is a province in the Bolivian La Paz Department. It was created on January 8, 1838, with the name Cercado and on October 17, 1912, during the presidency of Eliodoro Villazón, its name was changed in honor of Pedro Domingo ...
,
El Alto Municipality.
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Map of the area (north is upper left) showing "Cerro Pico Milluni" It is situated south of Wayna Potosí and northeast of El Alto
El Alto (Spanish for "The Heights") is the List of Bolivian cities by population, second-largest city in Bolivia, located adjacent to La Paz in Pedro Domingo Murillo Province on the Altiplano highlands. El Alto is today one of Bolivia's fastest- ...
and La Paz
La Paz, officially Nuestra Señora de La Paz (Aymara language, Aymara: Chuqi Yapu ), is the seat of government of the Bolivia, Plurinational State of Bolivia. With 755,732 residents as of 2024, La Paz is the List of Bolivian cities by populati ...
.
See also
* Chacaltaya
Chacaltaya ( Mollo language for "''bridge of winds''" or "''winds meeting point''", Aymara for "cold road") is a mountain in the Cordillera Real, one of the mountain ranges of the Cordillera Oriental, itself a range of the Bolivian Andes. Its ...
* Janq'u Quta
* Laram Quta
* Milluni Lake
* Phaq'u Quta
* Zongo River
The Zongo River (Aymara ''sunku'' one-armed) is a river in the La Paz Department of Bolivia.
The Rio Zongo begins approximate east of the Huayna Potosí mountain and runs 15 km northwards before turning to the northeast. It feeds into the Coroico ...
* List of mountains in the Andes
A sortable list of mountains above 4,000 metres in the South American Andes.
Considerations
The list is an incomplete list of mountains in the Andes. There are many named and unnamed peaks in the Andes that are currently not included in this lis ...
References
Mountains of La Paz Department (Bolivia)
Five-thousanders of the Andes
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