Parya (Ayacucho)

Parya
Parya
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 4,862 m (15,951 ft) [1]
Coordinates 13°48′20″S 74°37′30″W / 13.80556°S 74.62500°W / -13.80556; -74.62500Coordinates: 13°48′20″S 74°37′30″W / 13.80556°S 74.62500°W / -13.80556; -74.62500 
Geography
Location Peru, Ayacucho Region, Huanca Sancos Province
Parent range Andes

Parya (Quechua for reddish, copper or sparrow,[2][3][4] Hispanicized spelling Paria) is a 4,862-metre-high (15,951 ft) mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Ayacucho Region, Huanca Sancos Province, Lucanamarca District. Parya lies northeast of Qallaqucha.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Cerro Paria". IGN, Peru. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
  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, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  5. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huanca Sancos Province (Ayacucho Region)
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