Paka (Peru)

Paka
Paka
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 5,500 m (18,000 ft) [1]
Coordinates 11°53′45″S 76°03′58″W / 11.89583°S 76.06611°W / -11.89583; -76.06611Coordinates: 11°53′45″S 76°03′58″W / 11.89583°S 76.06611°W / -11.89583; -76.06611 
Geography
Location Peru, Lima Region
Parent range Andes, Paryaqaqa

Paka (Quechua for eagle,[2] hispanicized spelling Paca) is a mountain in the Paryaqaqa mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,500 m (18,000 ft) high. It is situated in the Lima Region, Huarochiri Province, San Mateo District. Paka lies southwest of Wayllakancha, northwest of Pachanqutu and northeast of Tata Qayqu.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yauli Province (Junín Region)
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)


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