Wamp'una

Wamp'una (Quechua wamp'u boat, -na a suffix,[2] also spelled Huampuna) is a mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It contains one of the highest surveyed caves in the word, Qaqa Mach'ay.[3] Wamp'una is located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, on the border of the districts of Huantán and Laraos. It lies southwest of T'uruyuq, southeast of the lake named Pumaqucha.[4] It is situated on the southern border of the Nor Yauyos-Cochas Landscape Reserve.[5]

For the Quechua variety called Wamp'una, see Quechuan languages.
Wamp'una
Wamp'una with entrance to Qaqa Mach'ay at left centre
Highest point
Elevation5,000 m (16,000 ft)
Coordinates12°26′02″S 75°40′03″W [1]
Geography
Wamp'una
Peru
LocationPeru, Lima Region
Parent rangeAndes, Cordillera Central

See also
  • Pumaqucha
  • Sima Pumaqucha

References
  1. mapcarta.com "Cerro Huampuna", retrieved on September 22, 2013
  2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. members.shaw.ca Some Cave Statistics
  4. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yauyos Province (Lima Region)
  5. ParksWatch, Park Profile - Peru Nor Yauyos – Cochas Landscape Reserve, p. 6


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