Nevado Paka (

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 ...

for eagle, Hispanicized spelling ''Paca'') is a mountain in the

Paryaqaqa 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 ...

mountain range in the

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, about high. It is situated in the

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, Huarochiri Province, San Mateo District. Paka lies southwest of

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 ...

, northwest of

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 ...

and northeast of Tata Qayqu.

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