	A pinkillu, pinkuyllu or pinqullu (Quechua or Aymara, hispanicized spellings "pincollo, pincuyllo, pingullo, pinquillo", also "pinkillo, pinkiyo, pinkullo, pinkuyo") is a flute found throughout the Andes, used primarily in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador and Peru. It is usually played with one hand, leaving the other one free to accompany oneself on a drum like the "tinya". It is used in a variety of public festivals and other kinds of communal ceremonies.