Urubamba mountain range
{{Short description|Mountain range in Cusco, Peru}}
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| photo=Peru - Cusco Sacred Valley & Incan Ruins 044 (7094847945).jpg
| photo_caption=Chicón (center) as seen from the south west
| country=Peru
| region=Cusco Region
| parent=Andes
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| width_km=| length_orientation=N-S
| highest=Veronica, Sahuasiray
| elevation_m=5818
| coordinates= {{Coord|13|09|S|72|19|W|region:PE|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
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| length_km=30
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The Urubamba{{Cite web|url=http://pubs.usgs.gov/pp/p1386i/peru/orient.html|title=USGS P 1386-I -- Peru - Cordilleras - Oriental|website=pubs.usgs.gov|access-date=2016-05-21}}{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=l4V50jYkWRgC|title=The World Today: Concepts and Regions in Geography|last=Blij|first=H. J. de|last2=Muller|first2=Peter O.|last3=Nijman|first3=Jan|date=2010-10-04|publisher=John Wiley & Sons|isbn=9780470646380|pages=179|language=en}}{{Cite book|title=Mountaineering in the Andes: A Sourcebook for Climbers|last=Neate|first=Jill|publisher=Expedition Advisory Centre, Royal Geographical Society|year=1994|isbn=9780907649649|pages=87, 89}} mountain range (possibly from Quechua uru spider, pampa a plain){{Citation needed|date=August 2017}} lies in the Cusco Region in Peru.The American Alpine Journal, Vol. 15, No. 2, Issue 47, 1973, p. 389. Cordillera Urubamba It extends in a northwesterly direction between 13°08' and 13°17'S and 71°58' and 72°16'W for about 30 km.
Toponyms
Most of the names in the range originate from Quechua and Aymara languages. They used to be spelled according to a mainly Spanish-based orthography which is incompatible with the normalized spellings of these languages{{Citation needed|date=August 2017}} and Law 29735 which regulates the 'use, preservation, development, recovery, promotion and diffusion of the original languages of Peru'. According to Article 20 of Decreto Supremo No 004-2016-MC (Supreme Decree) which approves the Regulations to Law 29735, published in the official newspaper El Peruano on July 22, 2016, adequate spellings of the toponyms in the normalized alphabets of the indigenous languages must progressively be proposed with the aim of standardizing the namings used by the IGN.{{Citation needed|date=August 2017}} The IGN realizes the necessary changes in the official maps of Peru.{{Citation needed|date=August 2017}} These changes are part of a process to promote and preserve the indigenous languages.{{cite web |url=http://busquedas.elperuano.com.pe/normaslegales/decreto-supremo-que-aprueba-el-reglamento-de-la-ley-n-29735-decreto-supremo-n-004-2016-mc-1407753-5/|title=Decreto Supremo que aprueba el Reglamento de la Ley N° 29735, Ley que regula el uso, preservación, desarrollo, recuperación, fomento y difusión de las lenguas originarias del Perú, Decreto Supremo N° 004-2016-MC|access-date=August 22, 2017}}
Hints to wrong spellings are terms containing hua and hui (instead of wa and wi), "e", "o", "ca", "cu", "qu" or diphthongs among others.{{Citation needed|date=August 2017}}
Mountains
The highest mountains in the range are Veronica at {{convert|5893|m|ft|0}} and Sahuasiray at {{convert|5818|m|ft|0}}. Other mountains are listed below:escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Calca Province and the Urubamba Province (Cusco Region)Mapa de peligros de la ciudad de Calca, Informe final, Proyecto INDECI – PNUD PER / 02/ 051, Ciudades sostenibles (see map of Calca, unnamed)
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- Chicón, {{convert|5530|m|ft|0}}
- Sirihuani, {{convert|5399|m|ft|0}}
- Halancoma, {{convert|5367|m|ft|0}}
- Huajayhuillca, {{convert|5361|m|ft|0}}
- Marconi, {{convert|5340|m|ft|0}}
- Pumahuanca, {{convert|5318|m|ft|0}}
- Ancasmarca, {{convert|5198|m|ft|0}}
- Condorhuachana, {{convert|5073|m|ft|0}}
- Huamanchoque, {{convert|5156|m|ft|0}}
- Ccerayoc, {{convert|5092|m|ft|0}}
- Capacsaya, {{convert|5044|m|ft|0}}
- Huacratanca, {{convert|5024|m|ft|0}}
- Ajosune, {{convert|5000|m|ft|0}}
- Huarmaripayoc, {{convert|5000|m|ft|0}}
- Pitusiray, {{convert|4991|m|ft|0}}
- Canchacanchajasa, {{convert|4987|m|ft|0}}
- Azulorjo, {{convert|4958|m|ft|0}}
- Chaquicocha, {{convert|4895|m|ft|0}}
- Parorjo, {{convert|4891|m|ft|0}}
- Apurinru, {{convert|4880|m|ft|0}}
- Pucajasa, {{convert|4800|m|ft|0}}
- Pumacallanca, {{convert|4800|m|ft|0}}
- Yana Orjo, {{convert|4800|m|ft|0}}
- Yanaorcco (Lares), {{convert|4800|m|ft|0}}
- Pucaorjo, {{convert|4776|m|ft|0}}
- Sutoc, {{convert|4735|m|ft|0}}
- Patacancha, {{convert|4666|m|ft|0}}
- Coscojahuarina, {{convert|4623|m|ft|0}}
- Jatun Huiscana, {{convert|4600|m|ft|0}}
- Llamayojcasa, {{convert|4600|m|ft|0}}
- Coscojahuarina (Calca), {{convert|4600|m|ft|0}}
- Quellorjo, {{convert|4600|m|ft|0}}
- Puquiopata, {{convert|4400|m|ft|0}}
- Yurac Orjo, {{convert|4400|m|ft|0}}
- Maquimaquiyoc, {{convert|4200|m|ft|0}}
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Tourism and attractions
- Machu Picchu: One of the most famous archaeological sites in the world, Machu Picchu is located near the Urubamba range and attracts millions of tourists annually.{{Cite web |title=Machu Picchu Travel Guide {{!}} Machu Travel Peru |url=https://www.machutravelperu.com/destinations/machu-picchu |access-date=2024-06-21 |website=Machu Travel Peru {{!}} Luxury Tours & Travel Packages to Peru |language=en-US}}
- Hiking and trekking: The area has several trekking routes such as the Inca Trail, Salkantay Trek, and the Lares Trek.{{Cite web |title=Urubamba Travel Guide |url=https://www.incatrailmachu.com/en/travel-blog/urubamba-peru |access-date=2024-06-21 |website=www.incatrailmachu.com |language=en}}
- Adventure activities: Besides trekking, activities like rafting, zip-lining, and mountain biking are also undertaken by tourists.
References
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Category:Mountain ranges of Peru
Category:Mountain ranges of the Department of Cusco
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