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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]

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



References


  1. mapcarta.com "Cerro Huampuna", retrieved on September 22, 2013
  2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch [Quechua-English dictionary] (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia.
  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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