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Lake Pariacocha

Coordinates: 9°10′18″S 77°18′38″W / 9.17167°S 77.31056°W / -9.17167; -77.31056
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Lake Pariacocha
Lake Pariacocha is located in Peru
Lake Pariacocha
Lake Pariacocha
LocationPeru
Ancash Region
Coordinates9°10′18″S 77°18′38″W / 9.17167°S 77.31056°W / -9.17167; -77.31056[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

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  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)