Official Name: | Huayllabamba |
Native Name: | Wayllapampa |
Pushpin Map: | Peru |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Cusco |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Urubamba |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Huayllabamba |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Segundo Fortunato Lopez Quispe |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Timezone: | PET |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Coordinates: | -13.3464°N -72.0672°W |
Elevation M: | 2866 |
Huayllabamba is a town in Southern Peru, in the province Urubamba in the Cusco region.[1] The town is capital of Huayllabamba District. It is located in what is known as the Sacred valley of the Incas. In Quechua, "huaylla" means grassy and "bamba" means plain, e.g. "grassy plain." "Bamba" is a variation of the word "pampa."