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Patacancha
Patacancha is located in PeruPatacanchaPatacanchaPeru
Highest point
Elevation4,666 m (15,308 ft)
Coordinates13°09′12″S 72°12′58″W / 13.15333°S 72.21611°W / -13.15333; -72.21611
Naming
Language of nameQuechua
Geography
LocationPeru, Cusco Region
Parent rangeAndes, Urubamba

Patacancha (possibly from Quechua pata step, bank of a river, kancha corral, "step corral" or "bank corral") is a 4,666-metre-high (15,308 ft) mountain in the Urubamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Cusco Region, Urubamba Province, Ollantaytambo District. Patacancha lies at the Patacancha River above the village of Patacancha, northeast of Huarmaripayoc and southeast of Huacratanca.

References

  1. "Cerro Patacancha". IGN, Peru. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
  2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  3. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Urubamba Province (Cusco Region)


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