Puka Parya

Puka Parya
Puka Parya

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,865 m (15,961 ft) [1]
Coordinates 10°40′42″S 77°01′28″W / 10.67833°S 77.02444°W / -10.67833; -77.02444Coordinates: 10°40′42″S 77°01′28″W / 10.67833°S 77.02444°W / -10.67833; -77.02444
Geography
Location Peru, Lima Region
Parent range Andes

Puka Parya (Quechua puka red, parya reddish, copper or sparrow,[2][3][4] hispanicized spelling Puca Paria) is a 4,865-metre (15,961 ft) high mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Lima Region, Cajatambo Province, Gorgor District, and in the Huaura Province, Ambar District. Puka Parya lies northwest of Mataqucha and east of Wathiyaqucha.[1][5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Cerro Puca Paria". IGN, Peru. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ 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, ... ."
  4. ↑ Rodolfo Cerrón-Palomino, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Sufijos arcaicos quechuas en la toponimia andina, Etimologias, Lexis XXVI. 2 (2002): 559-577
  5. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Cajatambo Province (Lima Region)
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