Paria (Peru)

For the mountain in the Ayacucho Region, Peru, see Parya (Ayacucho). For the language, see Parya language.
Paria
Paria

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,190 m (17,030 ft) [1]
Coordinates 10°11′37″S 76°54′42″W / 10.19361°S 76.91167°W / -10.19361; -76.91167Coordinates: 10°11′37″S 76°54′42″W / 10.19361°S 76.91167°W / -10.19361; -76.91167
Geography
Location Peru, Ancash Region, Huánuco Region
Parent range Andes, Huayhuash

Paria or Parya (Quechua for reddish, copper or sparrow,[2][3][4] hispanicized spelling Paria) is a 5,190 m (17,028 ft) high mountain in the northern part of the Huayhuash mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Ancash Region, Bolognesi Province, Pacllón District, and in the Huánuco Region, Lauricocha Province, Queropalca District. Parya lies northwest of Mit'uqucha and south of Kasha.

References

  1. ↑ "Cerro Paria". IGN, Peru. Retrieved March 16, 2015. (unnamed)
  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)


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