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Pariacocha (Pallasca)

Coordinates: 8°19′16.5″S 77°53′1.8″W / 8.321250°S 77.883833°W / -8.321250; -77.883833
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Pariacocha
Pariacocha is located in Peru
Pariacocha
Pariacocha
LocationPeru
Ancash Region
Coordinates8°19′16.5″S 77°53′1.8″W / 8.321250°S 77.883833°W / -8.321250; -77.883833[1]
Surface area0.025258 km2 (25,258 m2)[1]
Surface elevation4,250 m (13,940 ft)[1]

Pariacocha (possibly from Quechua parya reddish, copper or sparrow, qucha lake,[2][3][4] "reddish (copper or sparrow) lake") is a lake in the Andes of Peru. It is situated at a height of 4,250 m (13,940 ft) comprising an area of 0.025258 km2 (25,258 m2).[1] Paryaqucha is located in the Ancash Region, Pallasca Province, Conchucos District, northwest of Quinuacocha (Quechua for "quinoa lake").[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Ministerio de Agricultura, Autoridad Nacional del Agua, Inventario de Lagunas Glaciares del Perú, Huaraz 2014
  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. ^ a b 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 Pallasca Province (Ancash Region)