Lake Pariacocha

Lake Pariacocha (possibly from Quechua parya reddish, copper or sparrow, qucha lake)[2][3][4] is a lake in the eastern part of the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Ancash Region, Asunción Province, Chacas District.[5]

For the lake in the Pallasca Province, Ancash Region, Peru, see Pariacocha (Pallasca).
Lake Pariacocha
LocationPeru
Ancash Region
Coordinates9°10′18″S 77°18′38″W[1]

References
  1. "Lagunas Con Nombre". IGN, Peru. Archived from the original on August 4, 2016. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  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 Asunción Province (Ancash Region)


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