Paqarin Pawka

Paqarin Pawka
Paqarin Pawka
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,200 m (17,100 ft)
Coordinates12°07′46″S 75°58′01″W / 12.12944°S 75.96694°W / -12.12944; -75.96694
Geography
LocationPeru, Lima Region
Parent rangeAndes, Cordillera Central

Paqarin Pawka (Quechua paqarin dawn, morning, pawka a plant (Escallonia herrerae), 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.

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