The Vilcabamba
mountain range is located in the region of
Cusco,
Peru
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, in the provinces of
Anta,
La Convención
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and
Urubamba. It extends between 13°10' and 13°27'S. and 72°30' and 73°15'W for about 85 km.
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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
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
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. 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 Article 20 of ''Decreto Supremo No 004-2016-MC'' (Supreme Decree) which approves the Regulations to Law 29735, published in the official newspaper El Peruano on July 22, 2016, adequate spellings of the toponyms in the normalized alphabets of the indigenous languages must progressively be proposed with the aim of standardizing the namings used by the ''IGN''.
The ''IGN'' realizes the necessary changes in the official maps of Peru.
Hints to wrong spellings are terms containing ''hua'' and ''hui'' (instead of ''wa'' and ''wi''), "e", "o", "ca", "cu", "qu" or
diphthongs among others.
Etymology
The name Vilcabamba possibly comes from
Aymara
Aymara may refer to:
Languages and people
* Aymaran languages, the second most widespread Andean language
** Aymara language, the main language within that family
** Central Aymara, the other surviving branch of the Aymara(n) family, which today ...
and
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 ...
''willka'': a species of tree, or a local God; and ''pampa'': flat terrain, plain.
Mountains
The highest peak in the range is
Salcantay at . Other mountains are listed below:
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Pumasillo,
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Tucarhuay,
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Padreyoc,
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Panta,
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Choquetacarpo,
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Humantay
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Huayanay
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Pucapuca,
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Soray,
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Paljay,
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Amparay,
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Corihuayrachina,
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Yanama,
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Jatunjasa,
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Soirococha,
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Azulcocha,
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Kaiko,
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Chaupimayo,
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Paccha,
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Coisopacana
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Moyoc
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Choquesafra,
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Ocobamba
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Cayco,
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Pumasillo,
* Yanajaja,
* Pitupaccha,
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Nañuhuaico,
* Yanacocha,
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Quenuaorco,
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Chuchaujasa,
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Mandorcasa,
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Llamahuasi,
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Jatun Huamanripa,
* Qiwiñayuq,
* Khallkaqucha,
* Yanaorjo,
* Yanama,
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Incahuasi
Incahuasi (; possibly from Quechua: ''inka'' Inca, ''wasi'' house) is a volcanic mountain in the Andes of South America. It lies on the border of the Catamarca Province of Argentina and the Atacama Region of Chile. Incahuasi has a summit elevat ...
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References
Mountain ranges of Peru
Mountain ranges of Cusco Region
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