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Lake in Peru For the lake in the Pallasca Province, Ancash Region, Peru, see Pariacocha (Pallasca).
Lake Pariacocha
Lake Pariacocha is located in PeruLake PariacochaLake Pariacocha
LocationPeru
Ancash Region
Coordinates9°10′18″S 77°18′38″W / 9.17167°S 77.31056°W / -9.17167; -77.31056

Lake Pariacocha (possibly from Quechua parya reddish, copper or sparrow, qucha lake) 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.

References

  1. "Lagunas Con Nombre". IGN, Peru. Archived from the original on August 4, 2016. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  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 (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 Asunción Province (Ancash Region)


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