Paqtsarahu

Paqtsarahu
Rukutuyuq / Ruqutuyuq

Paqtsarahu (center) as seen from the south
Elevation 5,749 m (18,862 ft)[1]
Location
Paqtsarahu

Peru

Location Peru, Ancash Region
Range Andes, Cordillera Blanca
Coordinates 9°16′33″S 77°25′57″W / 9.27583°S 77.43250°WCoordinates: 9°16′33″S 77°25′57″W / 9.27583°S 77.43250°W

Paqtsarahu (Ancash Quechua paqtsa waterfall, rahu snow mountain,[2][3] "waterfall snow peak", also spelled Paccharaju, Paqtsaraju), also known as Rukutuyuq or Ruqutuyuq (Quechua rukutu, ruqutu a plant (Capsicum pubescens), -yuq a suffix to indicate ownership,[4][5] "the one with the rukutu", also spelled Rocotuyo (a broken name)) is a 5,749 m (18,862 ft) high mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Asunción Province, Chacas District, and in the Carhuaz Province, Marcará District. Paqtsarahu lies in the Huascarán National Park, southwest of Tarush Kancha.[6][7]

Rukutuyuq (Rocotuyoc) is also the name of the lake at 9°16′53″S 77°27′12″W / 9.28139°S 77.45333°W and the name of a viewpoint in the Paqtsaruri valley southwest of the mountain.[6][8]

References

  1. "Nevado Rocotuyo". IGN, Peru. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
  2. Robert Beér, Armando Muyolemaj, Dr. Hernán S. Aguilarpaj, Vocabulario comparativo, quechua ecuatoriano - quechua ancashino - castellano - English, Brighton 2006
  3. babylon.com
  4. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  5. Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary) (five-vowel-system)
  6. 6.0 6.1 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Asunción Province (Ancash Region)
  7. huaraz.com Map of the area
  8. "Quebrada Paccharuri". mincetur. Retrieved April 12, 2015.

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