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Huacratanca

Coordinates: 13°08′36″S 72°13′54″W / 13.14333°S 72.23167°W / -13.14333; -72.23167
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Huacratanca
Huacratanca is located in Peru
Huacratanca
Huacratanca
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,024 m (16,483 ft)[1]
Coordinates13°08′36″S 72°13′54″W / 13.14333°S 72.23167°W / -13.14333; -72.23167
Geography
LocationPeru
Parent rangeAndes, 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

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  1. ^ a b "Urubamba (map)". IGN, Peru. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved June 30, 2015. (unnamed)
  2. ^ "Diccionario: Quechua - Español - Quechua, Simi Taqe: Qheswa - Español - Qheswa" (PDF). Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua. Gobierno Regional del Cusco, Perú: Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua. 2005.
  3. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Urubamba Province (Cusco Region) (unnamed)