Pata Kancha

Pata Kancha
Pata Kancha

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,666 m (15,308 ft) [1]
Coordinates 13°09′12″S 72°12′58″W / 13.15333°S 72.21611°W / -13.15333; -72.21611Coordinates: 13°09′12″S 72°12′58″W / 13.15333°S 72.21611°W / -13.15333; -72.21611
Geography
Location Peru, Cusco Region
Parent range Andes, Urupampa

Pata Kancha (Quechua pata step, bank of a river, kancha corral,[2] "step corral" or "bank corral", Hispanicized spelling Patacancha) is a 4,666-metre-high (15,308 ft) mountain in the Urupampa mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Cusco Region, Urubamba Province, Ollantaytambo District. Pata Kancha lies at the Pata Kancha River above the village of Pata Kancha, northeast of Wamanripayuq and southeast of Waqra Tanka.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Cerro Patacancha". IGN, Peru. Retrieved June 26, 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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