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Vilcabamba Mountain Range
The Vilcabamba mountain range is located in the region of Cusco, Peru, in the provinces of Anta, La Convención and Urubamba. It extends between 13°10' and 13°27'S. and 72°30' and 73°15'W for about 85 km.usgs.gov USGS, Peruvian Cordilleras Its highest peak is Salcantay, which is 6,271 m (20,574 ft) above sea level. Toponyms Most of the names in the range originate from . They used to be spelled according to a mainly Spanish-based orthography which is incompatible with the normalized spellings of these languages and Law 29735 which regulates the 'use, preservation, development, recovery, promotion and diffusion of the originary languages of Peru'. According to Arti ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andes
The Andes, Andes Mountains or Andean Mountains (; ) are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range is long, wide (widest between 18°S – 20°S latitude), and has an average height of about . The Andes extend from north to south through seven South American countries: Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina. Along their length, the Andes are split into several ranges, separated by intermediate depressions. The Andes are the location of several high plateaus—some of which host major cities such as Quito, Bogotá, Cali, Arequipa, Medellín, Bucaramanga, Sucre, Mérida, El Alto and La Paz. The Altiplano plateau is the world's second-highest after the Tibetan plateau. These ranges are in turn grouped into three major divisions based on climate: the Tropical Andes, the Dry Andes, and the Wet Andes. The Andes Mountains are the highest m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Huayanay
HuayanayJill Neate, Mountaineering in the Andes, 1994 (Quechua for swallow)Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary) is a mountain and a massif in the Vilcabamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about high. The massif is located in the Cusco Region, Anta Province, Huarocondo District and in the Urubamba Province, Ollantaytambo District.escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Urubamba Province (Cusco Region) Huayanay lies east of Salcantay Salcantay, Salkantay or Sallqantay (in Quechua) is the highest peak in the Vilcabamba mountain range, part of the Peruvian Andes. It is located in the Cusco Region, about west-northwest of the city of Cusco. It is the 38th-highest peak in the ... and Paljay. References Mountains of Peru Mountains of Cusco Region {{Peru-mountain-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coisopacana
Coisopacana (possibly from Quechua ''quysu, qhuysu'' a very long skirt, ''pakana'' hiding place)Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary) is a mountain in the Vilcabamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is located in the Cusco Region, La Convención Province, Vilcabamba District. Coisopacana lies southwest of Pumasillo, southeast of Panta Panta (possibly from Quechua for a kind of ''mantilla'') also known as Chachacumayoc (possibly from Quechua ''chachakuma'' a kind of plant, ''-yuq'' a suffix), is a mountain in the Vilcabamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located i ... and north of the Apurimac River. References Mountains of Peru Mountains of Cusco Region {{Cusco-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paccha (mountain)
Paccha ( Quechua for waterfall) is a mountain in the Vilcabamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Cusco Region, La Convención Province, Santa Teresa District. Paccha lies southwest of Pumasillo Pumasillo (possibly from Quechua ''puma'' cougar, puma, ''sillu'' claw, "puma claw") is a mountain in the Vilcabamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,991 m (19,656 ft) high. Pumasillo or Sacsarayoc also refers to the whole ... and south of Pucapuca. References Mountains of Peru Mountains of Cusco Region {{Cusco-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chaupimayo
Chaupimayo (possibly from Quechua ''chawpi'' central, middle, ''mayu'' river) is a mountain in the Vilcabamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Cusco Region, La Convención Province, on the border of the districts of Santa Teresa and Vilcabamba. Chaupimayo lies northeast of Choquetacarpo and Pumasillo Pumasillo (possibly from Quechua ''puma'' cougar, puma, ''sillu'' claw, "puma claw") is a mountain in the Vilcabamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,991 m (19,656 ft) high. Pumasillo or Sacsarayoc also refers to the whole ....escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the La Convención Province 1 (Cusco Region) References {{reflist Mountains of Peru Mountains of Cusco Region ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaiko (mountain)
Kaiko (possibly Quechua for a type of hunt) is a mountain in the Vilcabamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Cusco Region, La Convención Province La Convención Province is the largest of thirteen provinces in the Cusco Region in the southern highlands of Peru. As part of the higher-altitude Amazon basin at the foot of the Andes, La Convención is one of three Peruvian provinces that promin ..., on the border of the districts of Santa Teresa and Vilcabamba. Kaiko lies northeast of Choquetacarpo and northwest of Pumasillo. References Mountains of Peru Mountains of Cusco Region {{Cusco-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Azulcocha (Cusco)
Azulcocha (possibly from Quechua ''asul'' blue (a borrowing from Spanish ''azul''), ''qucha'' lake, "blue lake") is a mountain in the Vilcabamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Cusco Region, La Convención Province, on the border of the districts of Inkawasi and Vilcabamba. Azulcocha lies northwest of the Panta Panta (possibly from Quechua for a kind of ''mantilla'') also known as Chachacumayoc (possibly from Quechua ''chachakuma'' a kind of plant, ''-yuq'' a suffix), is a mountain in the Vilcabamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located i ... group. The Ranq'a Wayq'u ''(Rancahuayco)'' originates northwest of the mountain and its waters flow to the Apurímac River. References Mountains of Peru Mountains of Cusco Region {{Cusco-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soirococha (Cusco)
Soirococha (possibly from Quechua ''suyru'' a very long dress tracked after when worn, ''qucha'' lake,) is a mountain at a lake of that name in the Vilcabamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Cusco Region Cusco, also spelled Cuzco (; qu, Qusqu suyu ), is a department and region in Peru and is the fourth largest department in the country, after Madre de Dios, Ucayali, and Loreto. It borders the departments of Ucayali on the north; Madre de D ..., La Convención Province, Vilcabamba District. Soirococha lies northeast of P'anta and Kima. The mountain is named after a lake at . References Mountains of Peru Mountains of Cusco Region Lakes of Peru Lakes of Cusco Region {{Cusco-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jatunjasa (Cusco)
Jatunjasa (possibly from Quechua ''hatun'' big, ''q'asa'' mountain pass, "big mountain pass"), also known as Incachiriasca (possibly from ''Inka'' Inca, ''chiriyasqa'' cooled, "cooled Inca"), is a mountain in the Vilcabamba 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. Jatunjasa lies south of Salcantay Salcantay, Salkantay or Sallqantay (in Quechua) is the highest peak in the Vilcabamba mountain range, part of the Peruvian Andes. It is located in the Cusco Region, about west-northwest of the city of Cusco. It is the 38th-highest peak in the ....escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Urubamba Province (Cusco Region) Incachiriasca is also the name of the Salcantay glacier at Monitoreo del Glaciar Incachiriasca, SERNANP, Peru, January 2014 between Salcantay and Jatunjasa. References Mountains of Peru Mountains of Cusco Region {{Cusco-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yanama
Yanama is a mountain in the Vilcabamba Range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the region of Cusco Cusco, often spelled Cuzco (; qu, Qusqu ()), is a city in Southeastern Peru near the Urubamba Valley of the Andes mountain range. It is the capital of the Cusco Region and of the Cusco Province. The city is the list of cities in Peru, seventh m .... References {{Reflist Mountains of Peru Mountains of Cusco Region ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corihuayrachina (Vilcabamba)
Corihuayrachina (possibly from Quechua ''quri'' gold, ''wayrachina'' a special oven for smelting metal, "oven for smelting gold")Ricardo N. Alonso, Diccionario minero: glosario de voces utilizadas por los mineros de Iberoamérica, p. 122, see: ''Huairachina'' erroneously also ''Corihuaynachina'', is a mountain in the Vilcabamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is situated in the Cusco Region, La Convención Province, Vilcabamba District, at a little lake named Corihuayrachina. Corihuayrachina lies south of the Pumasillo massif and west of Padreyoc.escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the La Convención Province 1 (Cusco Region) The archaeological sites of Corihuayrachina and Choquequirao (possibly from in the 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amparay
Amparay is a mountain in the Vilcabamba Range in the Andes of Peru.escale.minedu.gob.pe UGEL map of Anta Province (Cusco Region) It is located in the region of Cusco Cusco, often spelled Cuzco (; qu, Qusqu ()), is a city in Southeastern Peru near the Urubamba Valley of the Andes mountain range. It is the capital of the Cusco Region and of the Cusco Province. The city is the list of cities in Peru, seventh m .... References Mountains of Peru Mountains of Cusco Region {{Peru-mountain-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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