Dead_Woman's_Pass

Warmi Wañusqa

Warmi Wañusqa

Mountain pass in Peru

Warmi Wañusqa (Quechua warmi woman, wife, wañuy die, -sqa a suffix (wañusqa died, dead),[1] "woman who died" or "woman died", also spelled Huarmihuanusca, Huarmihuañusca, Warmihuañusca, Warmihuanuscca, Warmiwañusca, Warmiwañuscca, Warmi Wanusca) is a mountain pass in the Cusco Region in Peru. It is located in the Urubamba Province, Machupicchu District. Warmi Wañusqa lies on the Inca Trail to Machu Pikchu, southwest of the archaeological site of Patallaqta.[2] It is situated at a height of 4,200 metres (13,780 ft).[3]

Ascent to Warmi Wañusqa
Descent from Warmi Wañusqa
Plan
For the mountain in the Huánuco Region, Peru, see Warmi Wañusqa (Huánuco).

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  2. [2]
    escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Urubamba Province (Cusco Region)
  3. [3]
    congreso.gob.pe

13°14′34″S 72°29′03″W


Stub icon

This Peruvian geography article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Dead_Woman's_Pass, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.