Ocobamba

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Ocobamba
Ocobamba is located in Peru
Ocobamba
Ocobamba
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,126 m (16,818 ft)
Coordinates13°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
Naming
Language of nameQuechua
Geography
LocationPeru, Cusco Region
Parent rangeAndes, 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 Mount Huayanay.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Peru 1:100 000, Urubamba (27-r). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú).
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch [Quechua-English dictionary] (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia.
  3. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Urubamba Province (Cusco Region)


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