Uqhupampa

Uqhupampa
Uqhupampa

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,126 m (16,818 ft) [1]
Coordinates 13°20′38″S 72°26′18″W / 13.34389°S 72.43833°W / -13.34389; -72.43833Coordinates: 13°20′38″S 72°26′18″W / 13.34389°S 72.43833°W / -13.34389; -72.43833 [1]
Geography
Location Peru, Cusco Region
Parent range Andes, Willkapampa

Uqhupampa (Quechua uqhu swamp, pampa a large plain,[2] "swamp plain", Hispanicized spelling Ocobamba) is a 5,126-metre-high (16,818 ft) mountain in the Willkapampa mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Cusco Region, Anta Province, Limatambo District, and in the Urubamba Province, Ollantaytambo District. Uqhupampa lies southwest of Wayanay.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Nevado Ocobamba". IGN, Peru. Retrieved June 18, 2015.
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Urubamba Province (Cusco Region)


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