Illampu

[ ee-yahm-poo ]

noun

1. a peak of Mount Sorata.

Illampu

/ iʎamˈpu /

noun

1. one of the two peaks of Mount Sorata

Example Sentences

Chuck Armatys, 52, lost the tip of his big toe summiting Everest and the end of his ring finger on Illampu, Bolivia, both from frostbite.

From Time Magazine Archive

It passed more quickly than the thunder-clouds melt round the crest of Illampu.

From Project Gutenberg

Illampu, the competitor of Illimani and Aconcagua, and which claims to be the highest peak in South America, rises up magnificently right above and round the town, and visitors for the first time must really wonder how they are to find a road to cross these gigantic mountains, as the town appears to be so completely shut in.

From Project Gutenberg