Huacratanca (possibly from
Quechua ''waqra'' horn, ''tanka'' fork)
[ is a mountain in the ]Urubamba mountain range
The Urubamba mountain range (possibly from Quechua ''uru'' spider, ''pampa'' a plain) lies in the Cusco Region in Peru.The American Alpine Journal, Vol. 15, No. 2, Issue 47, 1973, p. 389. ''Cordillera Urubamba'' It extends in a northwesterly direct ...
in the 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 ...
of Peru
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. 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 ...
, Urubamba Province
Urubamba Province is one of thirteen provinces in the Cusco Region in the southern highlands of Peru.
Geography
The province is bounded to the north by the La Convención Province, to the east by the Calca Province, to the south by the Cusco Pr ...
, Ollantaytambo District. It lies northwest of Salcayoc and Patacancha
Patacancha (possibly from Quechua ''pata'' step, bank of a river, ''kancha'' corral, "step corral" or "bank corral") is a mountain in the Urubamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Cusco Region, Urubamba Province, Olla ...
, and northeast of Huarmaripayoc.[
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References
Mountains of Peru
Mountains of Cusco Region
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