Pilanku (Sihuas)

{{short description|Mountain in Peru}}

{{About||the mountain in the Huaylas Province, Ancash Region, Peru|Pilanku}}

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Pilanku (Ancash Quechua for dam, also spelled Pilanco) is a mountain in the northern extension of the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately {{convert|4200|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}. It is located in the Ancash Region, Sihuas Province, on the border of the districts of Alfonso Ugarte and Huayllabamba.

References

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escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Sihuas Province (Ancash Region)

{{cite web |url=http://homepage.ntlworld.com/robert_beer/Vocabulario%20comparativo%20Quechua%20ecuator%20Quechua%20ancash%20-%2020%20Oct%2006.PDF|title=Vocabulario comparativo, quechua ecuatoriano - quechua ancashino - castellano - English, Brighton 2006|last1= |first1= |last2= |first2= |date= |website= |publisher=Robert Beér, Armando Muyolemaj, Dr. Hernán S. Aguilarpaj|access-date=May 30, 2016|quote=}}

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Category:Four-thousanders of the Andes

Category:Mountains of the Department of Ancash

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