Parya Chaka (Quechua parya reddish, copper or sparrow,[2][3][4] chaka bridge, "reddish (copper or sparrow) bridge", Hispanicized spelling Pariachaca) is a mountain in the south of the Paryaqaqa or Waruchiri mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 m (16,404 ft) high. It is also the name of a lake near the mountain. The mountain is located in the Lima Region, Huarochirí Province, Quinti District, and in the Yauyos Province, Tanta District. It is situated southwest of Paryaqaqa.[1] It is situated within the borders of the Nor Yauyos-Cochas Landscape Reserve.[5]

Parya Chaka
Parya Chaka is located in Peru
Parya Chaka
Parya Chaka
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Coordinates12°01′38″S 76°00′38″W / 12.02722°S 76.01056°W / -12.02722; -76.01056
Geography
LocationPeru, Lima Region
Parent rangeAndes, Paryaqaqa

The lake named Parya Chaka is west of the mountain at 12°01′49″S 76°01′34″W / 12.03028°S 76.02611°W / -12.03028; -76.02611. It lies in a row between Ch'uspiqucha in the northeast and P'itiqucha in the southwest.

References

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  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huarochirí Province (Lima Region)
  2. ^ 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, ... ."
  3. ^ Rodolfo Cerrón-Palomino, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Sufijos arcaicos quechuas en la toponimia andina, Etimologias, Lexis XXVI. 2 (2002): 559-577
  4. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  5. ^ ParksWatch, Park Profile - Peru Nor Yauyos – Cochas Landscape Reserve, p. 6