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 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 ...

Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Seal of the State , other_symbol_type = Seal (emblem), National seal , national_motto = "Fi ...

. 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. Patacancha lies at the Patacancha River above the village of Patacancha, northeast of

Huarmaripayoc Huarmaripayoc (possibly from Quechua ''wamanripa'' ''Senecio'', ''-yuq'' a suffix) 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 Pe ...

and southeast of Huacratanca.escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Urubamba Province (Cusco Region)

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Mountains of Peru Mountains of Cusco Region {{Cusco-geo-stub