Ocobamba

Ocobamba
Ocobamba

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,126 m (16,818 ft)
Coordinates 13°20′38″S 72°26′18″W / 13.34389°S 72.43833°W / -13.34389; -72.43833Coordinates: 13°20′38″S 72°26′18″W / 13.34389°S 72.43833°W / -13.34389; -72.43833
Geography
Location Peru, Cusco Region
Parent range Andes, Vilcabamba

Ocobamba[1] (possibly from Quechua uqhu swamp, pampa a large plain,[2] "swamp plain") is a 5,126-metre-high (16,818 ft)[1] 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.[3] Ocobamba lies southwest of Huayanay.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Peru 1:100 000, Urubamba (27-r). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú).
  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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