Pariacaca | |
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Paryaqaqa / Tullujuto | |
Mount Pariacaca | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 5,750 m (18,860 ft) [1] |
Coordinates | 11°59′30″S 75°59′30″W / 11.99167°S 75.99167°W |
Geography | |
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] Paria Caca, [3] Paryaqaqa, [4] Parya Qaqa, [3] [5] (possibly from Quechua parya reddish; copper; sparrow, qaqa rock) [2] [6] [7] or Tullujuto [8] (possibly from Quechua tullu bone, qutu heap, "bone heap") is the highest mountain in the Pariacaca mountain range (or Huarochirí mountain range) [8] in the Andes of Peru, with a summit elevation of 5,751 metres (18,868 ft) above sea level. [1] [8] It is situated on the border of the regions of Junín and Lima, southeast of Colquepucro and Corihuasi. In ancient times it was considered a sacred mountain. [5] Nicholas Royer, a Canadian man, disappeared in 2004 following a hike in the mountains. [9]
Pariacaca | |
---|---|
Paryaqaqa / Tullujuto | |
Mount Pariacaca | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 5,750 m (18,860 ft) [1] |
Coordinates | 11°59′30″S 75°59′30″W / 11.99167°S 75.99167°W |
Geography | |
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] Paria Caca, [3] Paryaqaqa, [4] Parya Qaqa, [3] [5] (possibly from Quechua parya reddish; copper; sparrow, qaqa rock) [2] [6] [7] or Tullujuto [8] (possibly from Quechua tullu bone, qutu heap, "bone heap") is the highest mountain in the Pariacaca mountain range (or Huarochirí mountain range) [8] in the Andes of Peru, with a summit elevation of 5,751 metres (18,868 ft) above sea level. [1] [8] It is situated on the border of the regions of Junín and Lima, southeast of Colquepucro and Corihuasi. In ancient times it was considered a sacred mountain. [5] Nicholas Royer, a Canadian man, disappeared in 2004 following a hike in the mountains. [9]