Parya Chaka

Parya Chaka
Parya Chaka is located in Peru
Parya Chaka
Parya Chaka
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Coordinates12°01′38″S 76°00′38″W / 12.02722°S 76.01056°W / -12.02722; -76.01056
Geography
LocationPeru, Lima Region
Parent rangeAndes, Paryaqaqa

Parya Chaka (Quechua parya reddish, copper or sparrow,[2][3][4] chaka bridge, "reddish (copper or sparrow) bridge", Hispanicized spelling Pariachaca) is a mountain in the south of the Paryaqaqa or Waruchiri mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 m (16,404 ft) high. It is also the name of a lake near the mountain. The mountain is located in the Lima Region, Huarochirí Province, Quinti District, and in the Yauyos Province, Tanta District. It is situated southwest of Paryaqaqa.[1] It is situated within the borders of the Nor Yauyos-Cochas Landscape Reserve.[5]

The lake named Parya Chaka is west of the mountain at 12°01′49″S 76°01′34″W / 12.03028°S 76.02611°W / -12.03028; -76.02611. It lies in a row between Ch'uspiqucha in the northeast and P'itiqucha in the southwest.

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