Huayllabamba, Urubamba Explained

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."

References

  1. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital, Retrieved June 15, 2008

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