Paqarin Pawka

Paqarin Pawka
Paqarin Pawka

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,200 m (17,100 ft) [1]
Coordinates 12°07′46″S 75°58′01″W / 12.12944°S 75.96694°W / -12.12944; -75.96694Coordinates: 12°07′46″S 75°58′01″W / 12.12944°S 75.96694°W / -12.12944; -75.96694
Geography
Location Peru, Lima Region
Parent range Andes, Cordillera Central

Paqarin Pawka (Quechua paqarin dawn, morning, pawka a plant (Escallonia herrerae),[2][3] Hispanicized spelling Pajarinpauca) is a mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru, about 5,200 m (17,060 ft) high. It is located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, on the border of the districts of Miraflores and Tanta. Paqarin Pawka lies on a ridge northwest of Hatun Pawka and east of a lake named Ch'uspiqucha.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yauyos Province (Lima Region)
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ Diagnóstico y Plan Maestro del Santuario Nacional de Ampay, 7. Flora y Fauna del SN de Ampay


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