Pariacaca
| Pariacaca | |
|---|---|
| Paryaqaqa / Tulluqutu | |
 The southern and the northern peak of Pariacaca. | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 5,750 m (18,860 ft)[1] |
| 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 |
Pariacaca[1][2] (a misspelled Quechua term, also spelled Paria Caca,[3] Paria Qaqa, Pariacacca, Pariaccaca, Pariaccacca, Pariakaka, Pariaqaqa), Paryaqaqa[4] or Parya Qaqa,[3][5] (Quechua parya reddish; copper; sparrow, qaqa rock)[2][6][7] or Tulluqutu (Quechua tullu bone, qutu heap, "bone heap", hispanicized Tullujuto)[8] is the highest mountain in the Pariacaca mountain range (or Huarochirí mountain range) in the Andes of Peru, about 5,750 metres (18,865 ft) high. It is situated on the border of the Junín Region and the Lima Region, southeast of Qullqip'ukru and Quriwasi. In ancient times it was considered a sacred mountain.[5]
See also
References
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ Echevarría, Evelio (2001). "The Cordillera Huarochiri, Peru" (PDF). The Alpine Journal (in Spanish). Retrieved 2016-03-03.
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