Parya Ukru
| Parya Ukru | |
|---|---|
 Waqshash (center) with the peaks of the Parya Ukru massif in the background (on the right) | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 5,572 m (18,281 ft) [1] |
| Coordinates | 10°24′21″S 76°56′00″W / 10.40583°S 76.93333°WCoordinates: 10°24′21″S 76°56′00″W / 10.40583°S 76.93333°W |
| Geography | |
  Parya Ukru Peru | |
| Location | Peru, Lima Region, Cajatambo Province |
| Parent range | Andes, Waywash |
Parya Ukru (Quechua parya reddish, copper or sparrow, ukru hole, pit, hollow,[2][3][4],[5] "reddish (copper or sparrow) hollow", hispanicized Pariauccro Grande, Pariauccro Chico) is a massif in the Waywash mountain range in the Andes of Peru. Its highest summit reaches an altitude of 5,572 m (18,281 ft). It is located in the Lima Region, Cajatambo Province, Cajatambo District. Parya Ukru lies on a sub-range west of the main range, north of Mit'u Punta and northeast of Waqshash.[1][6]
References
- 1 2 "Cerro Pariauccro Grande". IGN, Peru. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
- ↑ César W. Astuhuamán Gonzáles, Pariacaca: un oráculo imperial andino: "Respecto al significado del nombre de la deidad, los términos Paria (rojiza) y caca (montaña), aluden a una montaña rojiza, ... ."
- ↑ Rodolfo Cerrón-Palomino, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Sufijos arcaicos quechuas en la toponimia andina, Etimologias, Lexis XXVI. 2 (2002): 559-577
- ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
- ↑ Ana Arias Torre, Toponimia de Ticapampa, in: Letras, Departamento Académico de Humanidades, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Facultad de Letras, Facultad de Letras y Ciencias Humanas, p. 191
- ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Cajatambo Province (Lima Region)
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