Puka Parya

Puka Parya (Quechua puka red, parya reddish, copper or sparrow,[2][3][4] Hispanicized spelling Puca Paria) is a 4,865-metre-high (15,961 ft) 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]

Puka Parya
Puka Parya
Peru
Highest point
Elevation4,865 m (15,961 ft) [1]
Listing
Coordinates10°40′42″S 77°01′28″W 
Geography
LocationPeru, Lima Region
Parent rangeAndes

References
  1. "Cerro Puca Paria". IGN, Peru. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. 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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