Paca (mountain)

This article is about the mountain in the Lima Region, Peru. For other uses, see Paka (disambiguation).
Paka
Paka is located in Peru
Paka
Paka
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,510 m (18,080 ft)[1]
Coordinates11°53′45″S 76°03′58″W / 11.89583°S 76.06611°W / -11.89583; -76.06611
Geography
LocationPeru, Lima Region
Parent rangeAndes, Paryaqaqa

Nevado Paka (Quechua for eagle,[2] Hispanicized spelling Paca) is a mountain in the Paryaqaqa mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,510 m (18,080 ft) high. It is situated in the Lima Region, Huarochiri Province, San Mateo District. Paka lies southwest of Wayllakancha, northwest of Pachanqutu and northeast of Tata Qayqu.[1]

  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yauli Province (Junín Region)
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.