Pariauccro

Pariauccro[1][2] or Pariaucro[3] (possibly from Quechua parya reddish, copper or sparrow, ukru hole, pit, hollow)[4][5][6][7] is a massif in the Huayhuash mountain range in the Andes of Peru. This mountain has two summits (Pariauccro Grande and Pariauccro Chico), the highest one reaching an altitude of 5,572 m (18,281 ft).[1][2] It is located in the Lima Region, Cajatambo Province, Cajatambo District.[8] Pariauccro lies on a sub-range west of the main range, north of Mitopunta and northeast of Huacshash.[1][2]

Pariauccro
Huacshash (center) with the peaks of Pariauccro massif in the background (on the right)
Highest point
Elevation5,572 m (18,281 ft)
Coordinates10°24′21″S 76°56′00″W 
Geography
Pariauccro
Peru
LocationPeru, Lima Region, Cajatambo Province
Parent rangeAndes, Huayhuash

References
  1. Alpenvereinskarte 0/3c. Cordillera Huayhuash (Peru). 1:50 000. Oesterreichischer Alpenverein. 2008. ISBN 9783937530079.
  2. Peru 1:100 000, Yanahuanca (21-j). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú).
  3. Díaz, Felipe (2008–2009). Carta Turística. Cordilleras Blanca, Negra, Huayhuash y Callejón de Huaylas.
  4. 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, ... ."
  5. Rodolfo Cerrón-Palomino, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Sufijos arcaicos quechuas en la toponimia andina, Etimologias, Lexis XXVI. 2 (2002): 559-577
  6. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  7. Ana Arias Torre, Toponimia de Ticapampa, in: Letras, Departamento Académico de Humanidades, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Facultad de Letras, Facultad de Letras y Ciencias Humanas, p. 191
  8. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Cajatambo Province (Lima Region)


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