Pumahuanca

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Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Pumahuanca, Pumahuanja or Yucay is a 5,318-metre-high mountain in the Urubamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Cusco Region, on the boundary between Calca and Urubamba provinces, northwest of Urubamba. It lies northwest of Chicón and west of Capacsaya. ()

Alternative names: First ascent: 1958Elevation: 17448 ftCoordinates: 13°11'18"S, 72°8'20"W

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Pumahuanca – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Capacsaya, Chicón, Quellacocha, Quispiguanca.

1.8 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Capacsaya
46 min walk • Capacsaya, Ccapacsaya, Media Luna or Huayurioc is a mountain in the Urubamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,044 metres high. It is located in the Cusco Region, Calca Province, Lares District, and in the Urubamba Province, Urubamba District. Capacsaya lies northwest of Chicón and east of Pumahuanca, near Pumahuancajasa pass.
6.5 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Chicón
166 min walk • Chicón or Chicon is a mountain in the Urubamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,530 m high. It is located in the Cusco Region, Calca Province, Calca District and in the Urubamba Province, Urubamba District. It is situated northeast of the town of Yucay, southeast of Pumahuanca and southwest of the Sirihuani.
5.5 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Quellacocha
141 min walk • Quellacocha is a small lake in the Cusco Region in Peru. It is situated in the Urubamba mountain range at a height of about 4,170 metres. Quellacocha lies south west of the village Lares and north of the mountains Chicón and Sirihuani.
5 miE
Archaeological site
Quispiguanca
129 min walk • Quispiguanca, also Q'espihuanca and Q'espiwanka, was a royal estate of the Inca emperor Huayna Capac. The ruins of the estate are located in the northern part of the present-day town of Urubamba, Peru at an elevation of 2,910 metres.
2.8 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Sutoc
71 min walk • Sutoc is a 4,735-metre-high mountain in the Urubamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Cusco Region, Urubamba Province, Urubamba District. It lies southwest of Pucajasa and the pass named Pumahuancajasa and southeast of Pumahuanca.
4 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Pucajasa
102 min walk • Pucajasa is a mountain in the Urubamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 4,800 m high. It is located in the Cusco Region, Urubamba Province, Urubamba District. It lies at the pass named Pumahuancajasa.
5.4 miW
Natural attraction, Mountain
Salcayoc, Patacancha
139 min walk • Salcayoc is a 4,838-metre-high mountain in the Urubamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Cusco Region, Urubamba Province, Ollantaytambo District.