Pariacaca,[1][2] Paria Caca,[3] Paryaqaqa,[4] Parya Qaqa,[3][5] (possibly from Quechua parya reddish; copper; sparrow, qaqa rock)[2][6][7] or Tullujuto[8] (possibly from Quechua tullu bone, qutu heap, "bone heap") is the highest mountain in the Pariacaca mountain range (or Huarochirí mountain range)[8] in the Andes of Peru, with a summit elevation of 5,751 metres (18,868 ft) above sea level.[1][8] It is situated on the border of the regions of Junín and Lima, southeast of Colquepucro and Corihuasi. In ancient times it was considered a sacred mountain.[5] Nicholas Royer, a Canadian man, disappeared in 2004 following a hike in the mountains. [9]
| Pariacaca | |
|---|---|
| Paryaqaqa / Tullujuto | |
 Mount Pariacaca | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 5,750 m (18,860 ft)[1] |
| Coordinates | 11°59′30″S 75°59′30″W / 11.99167°S 75.99167°W |
| Geography | |
  Pariacaca Peru | |
| Location | Peru, Lima Region, Junín Region |
| Parent range | Andes, Paryaqaqa |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1938, Pariacaca S, T. Dodge 1936, Pariacaca N, T. Dodge |
See also
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edit- ^ a b c "Pariacaca". www.montanasperuanas.com. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
- ^ a b Astuhuaman, Cesar (2004). "Pariacaca: un oráculo imperial andino" (PDF). Ensayos en Ciencas Sociales (in Spanish). 1 (2): 33. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
- ^ a b Besom, Thomas (2010). Of Summits and Sacrifice: An Ethnohistoric Study of Inka Religious Practices. University of Texas Press. pp. 66–68. ISBN 9780292783041.
- ^ Gérald Taylor, Rites et Traditions de Huarochirí. (1995)
- ^ a b Kaplan, Steven (1995). Indigenous Responses to Western Christianity. NYU Press. pp. 68–69. ISBN 9780814746493.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c Echevarría, Evelio (2001). "The Cordillera Huarochiri, Peru" (PDF). The Alpine Journal (in Spanish). Retrieved 2016-03-03.
- ^ "Un homme à la recherche de son fils disparu au Pérou".
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