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Parya (Ayacucho)

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Mountain in Peru For the mountain in the Waywash mountain range on the border of the Ancash Region and the Huánuco Region, Peru, see Parya (Peru).
Parya
Parya is located in PeruParyaParyaPeru
Highest point
Elevation4,862 m (15,951 ft)
Coordinates13°48′20″S 74°37′30″W / 13.80556°S 74.62500°W / -13.80556; -74.62500
Geography
LocationPeru, Ayacucho Region, Huanca Sancos Province
Parent rangeAndes

Parya (Quechua for reddish, copper or sparrow, 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.

References

  1. "Cerro Paria". IGN, Peru. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. 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 (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  5. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huanca Sancos Province (Ayacucho Region)


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