Huacratanca

Huacratanca
Huacratanca
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 5,024 m (16,483 ft) [1]
Coordinates 13°08′36″S 72°13′54″W / 13.14333°S 72.23167°W / -13.14333; -72.23167Coordinates: 13°08′36″S 72°13′54″W / 13.14333°S 72.23167°W / -13.14333; -72.23167 
Geography
Location Peru
Parent range Andes, Urubamba

Huacratanca (possibly from Quechua waqra horn, tanka fork)[2] is a 5,024-metre-high (16,483 ft) mountain in the Urubamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Cusco Region, Urubamba Province, Ollantaytambo District. It lies northwest of Salcayoc and Patacancha, and northeast of Huarmaripayoc.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Urubamba (map)". IGN, Peru. Retrieved June 30, 2015. (unnamed)
  2. ↑ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Urubamba Province (Cusco Region) (unnamed)


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