Parqash

Parqash
Parqash

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft) [1]
Coordinates 11°15′06″S 76°30′39″W / 11.25167°S 76.51083°W / -11.25167; -76.51083Coordinates: 11°15′06″S 76°30′39″W / 11.25167°S 76.51083°W / -11.25167; -76.51083
Geography
Location Peru, Lima Region, Huaral Province
Parent range Andes

Parqash (local Quechua for two separate things which seem to be united (parqa),[2] hispanicized spelling Parcash) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru which reaches an altitude of approximately 5,000 metres (16,404 ft). It is located in the Lima Region, Huaral Province, Atavillos Alto District.[1]

Parqash is also the name of a small lake southeast of the mountain at 11°15′38″S 76°30′12″W / 11.26056°S 76.50333°W / -11.26056; -76.50333.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huaral Province (Lima Region)
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
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