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Pumahuanca

#151 among destinations in Peru

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Pumahuanca
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Alternative names: First ascent: 1958Elevation: 17448 ftCoordinates: 13°11'18"S, 72°8'20"W
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Day trips

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

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

  • capacsaya location map
    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.

  • chicon6.5 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.

  • quellacocha5.5 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.

  • quispiguanca5 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.

  • sutoc2.8 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.

  • pucajasa4 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.

  • salcayoc patacancha location map
    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.

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