Nasa Parqu
The volcano Yukamani (center) and Nasa Parqu northwest of it as seen from above (NASA Landsat7 image)
Highest point
Elevation4,939 m (16,204 ft)[1]
Coordinates17°06′57″S 70°15′45″W / 17.11583°S 70.26250°W / -17.11583; -70.26250
Geography
Nasa Parqu is located in Peru
Nasa Parqu
Nasa Parqu
Peru
LocationPeru, Tacna Region, Candarave Province
Parent rangeAndes

Nasa Parqu (Aymara nasa nose, parqu something twisted,[2] "twisted nose", Hispanicized spelling Nazaparco) is a 4,939-metre-high (16,204 ft) mountain in the Andes of southern Peru. It is situated in the Tacna Region, Candarave Province, Candarave District. Nasa Parqu lies northwest of the volcano Yukamani and southwest of the mountain Ch'iyar Jaqhi.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 Peru 1:100,000, Tarata 2836, Map prepared and published by the Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic/Topographic Center, Bethesda, MD
  2. Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary)
  3. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Candarave Province (Tacna Region)


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