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.
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^ abBesom, Thomas (2010). Of Summits and Sacrifice: An Ethnohistoric Study of Inka Religious Practices. University of Texas Press. pp. 66–68. ISBN9780292783041.
^Gérald Taylor, Rites et Traditions de Huarochirí. (1995)
^ abKaplan, Steven (1995). Indigenous Responses to Western Christianity. NYU Press. pp. 68–69. ISBN9780814746493.
^Rodolfo Cerrón-Palomino, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Sufijos arcaicos quechuas en la toponimia andina, Etimologias, Lexis XXVI. 2 (2002): 559-577