The Pariacaca mountain range (possibly from

Quechua Quechua may refer to: *Quechua people, several indigenous ethnic groups in South America, especially in Peru *Quechuan languages, a Native South American language family spoken primarily in the Andes, derived from a common ancestral language **So ...

''parya'' reddish, sparrow, ''qaqa'' rock, Paryaqaqa or Parya Qaqa, a regional deity, a mountain god ( apu)), also called Huarochirí mountain range lies in the

Andes The Andes, Andes Mountains or Andean Mountains (; ) are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range is long, wide (widest between 18°S – 20°S ...

Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Seal of the State , other_symbol_type = National seal , national_motto = "Firm and Happy f ...

. It is located in the

Junín Region Junín may refer to: Places Argentina *Junín Partido ** Junín, Buenos Aires *** Junín Airport * Junín Department, Mendoza ** Junín, Mendoza * Junín Department, San Luis *Junín de los Andes, Neuquén Colombia *Junín, Cundinamarca *Jun� ...

, in the provinces of

Jauja Jauja (Shawsha Wanka Quechua: Sausa, Shawsha or Shausha, formerly in Spanish Xauxa, with pronunciation of "x" as "sh") is a city and capital of Jauja Province in Peru. It is situated in the fertile Mantaro Valley, to the northwest of Huancayo ( ...

and Yauli, and in the

Lima Region The Department of Lima () is a department and region located in the central coast of Peru, the ''seat of the Regional Government'' is Huacho. Lima Province, which contains the city of Lima, the country's capital, is located west of the Departm ...

, in the provinces of Huarochirí and

Yauyos Yauyos is a town in Central Peru, capital of the province Yauyos in the region Lima. The city is the seat of the Territorial Prelature of Yauyos The Territorial Prelature of Yauyos ( la, Praelatura Territorialis Yauyosensis) is a Roman Catho ...

. It is part of the '' Cordillera Central'' of Peru.

Mountains

The highest mountain in the range is

Pariacaca Pariacaca, Paria Caca'','' Paryaqaqa, Parya Qaqa, (possibly from Quechua ''parya'' reddish; copper; sparrow, ''qaqa'' rock) or Tullujuto (possibly from Quechua ''tullu'' bone, ''qutu'' heap, "bone heap") is the highest mountain in the Pariacaca ...

at . Other peaks are listed below: *

Tunshu Tunshu is a mountain in the Pariacaca mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Junín Region, Jauja Province, Canchayllo District and in the Yauli Province, Suitucancha District. Tunshu lies north of Pariacaca and northwest of ...

, * Colquepucro, *

Carhuachuco Carhuachuco (possibly from Quechua ''qarwa'' yellowish, ''chuku'' hat) is a mountain in the Pariacaca mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is situated in the Junín Region, Yauli Province The Yauli Province is one of the nine p ...

, * Paka, * Suyruqucha, *

Huallacancha Huallacancha or Huallacanecha (possibly from Quechua ''walla'' mountain range, ''kancha'' enclosure, enclosed place, yard, a frame, or wall that encloses) is a mountain in the Pariacaca mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is sit ...

, * Antachaire, * Nina Ukru, *

Pachanqutu Pachanqutu or Phanchaqutu (Quechua ''pacha'' world, universe; time, ''-n'' a suffix, ''phancha'' open (like a blossomed flower), ''qutu'' heap, pile, Hispanicized spelling ''Pachancoto, Panchacoto'') is a mountain in the Paryaqaqa or Waruchiri mo ...

, * Paqcha, *

Wayllakancha Wayllakancha (Quechua ''waylla'' meadow, ''kancha'' enclosure, enclosed place, yard, a frame, or wall that encloses, Hispanicized spelling ''Huayllacancha'') is a mountain in the Paryaqaqa mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is s ...

, * Kunkus Yantaq, *

Wararayuq Wararayuq (Quechua ''warara'' horn, ''-yuq'' a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with a horn", Hispanicized spelling ''Huararayoc'') is a mountain in the Paryaqaqa mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Lima Region, Huaro ...

, * Tuku Mach'ay, * Putka, * Qayqu, * Tata Qayqu, *

Yantayuq Yantayuq (Quechua ''llam'a, llant'a, yanta'' firewood, ''-yuq'' a suffix, "the one with firewood", also spelled ''Yantayo''), also known as Shallanqa (hispanicized spelling ''Shallanca''), is a mountain in the Paryaqaqa mountain range in the Ande ...

, * Chumpi, * Ch'uspi, *

Quriwasi Corihuasi (possibly from Quechua ''quri'' gold, ''wasi'' house, "gold house") is a mountain in the Pariacaca or Huarochiri mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is located in the Junín Region, Jauja Province, Canchayllo District ...

, * Uqhu, *

Ukhu Qhata Ukhu Qhata (Quechua ''ukhu'' deep, ''qhata'' slope, hillside, "deep slope", Hispanicized spelling ''Ojocata'') is a mountain in the Paryaqaqa mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is situated in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, S ...

, * Wiqu, * Wamanripa, * Kiwyu Waqanan, * Qayqu, * Chhuqu P'ukru, * Parya Chaka, * Kunkus, * Kunkus (Yauli), Kunkus (Yauli), * Suyuq, * Turiyuq, * Uqsha Wallqa, * Wallapi,

Toponyms

Many of the toponyms of the Junín Region and the Lima Region originate from Quechuan languages, Quechua. Their Spanish-based orthography, however, is in conflict with the normalized alphabet of the language. According to Article 20 of ''Decreto Supremo No 004-2016-MC'' (Supreme Decree) which approves the Regulations to Law 29735, published in the official newspaper El Peruano on July 22, 2016, adequate spellings of the toponyms in the normalized alphabets of the indigenous languages must progressively be proposed with the aim of standardizing the namings used by the National Geographic Institute ''(Instituto Geográfico Nacional, IGN)'' The National Geographic Institute realizes the necessary changes in the official maps of Peru. The formerly official maps of Peru have been withdrawn from the websites of the IGN. The recovery and revitalisation of the indigenous languages is also a means to fight discrimination by the use of the language that affects speakers of the native languages in Peru and to promote respectful coexistence in a multicultural and multilingual society (Article 24).

References

External links

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