Llamahuasi

Llamahuasi
Llamahuasi
Peru
Highest point
Elevation 4,728 m (15,512 ft) [1]
Coordinates 13°21′53″S 72°27′43″W / 13.36472°S 72.46194°W / -13.36472; -72.46194Coordinates: 13°21′53″S 72°27′43″W / 13.36472°S 72.46194°W / -13.36472; -72.46194 
Geography
Location Peru, Cusco Region
Parent range Andes, Vilcabamba

Llamahuasi (possibly from Quechua llama llama, wasi house,[2] "llama house") is a 4,728-metre-high (15,512 ft) 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. Llamahuasi lies southwest of Huayanay and Ocobamba.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Cerro Llamahuasi". IGN, Peru. Retrieved June 23, 2015.
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Urubamba Province (Cusco Region)


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