Parya (Ayacucho)

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

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 m (15,951 ft) high 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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