Lake Pariacocha
| Lake Pariacocha | |
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  Lake Pariacocha | |
| Location | Peru Ancash Region |
| Coordinates | 9°10′18″S 77°18′38″W / 9.17167°S 77.31056°W[1] |
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]
References[edit]
- ^ "Lagunas Con Nombre". IGN, Peru. Archived from the original on August 4, 2016. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ 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, ... ."
- ^ Rodolfo Cerrón-Palomino, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Sufijos arcaicos quechuas en la toponimia andina, Etimologias, Lexis XXVI. 2 (2002): 559–577
- ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe – UGEL map of the Asunción Province (Ancash Region)
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