Paqarin Pawka

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Paqarin Pawka
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Paqarin Pawka
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 5,200 m (17,100 ft) [1]
Coordinates 12°07′46″S75°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]

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References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yauyos Province (Lima Region)
  2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  3. Diagnóstico y Plan Maestro del Santuario Nacional de Ampay, 7. Flora y Fauna del SN de Ampay