Wamanripa (San Mateo) Explained

Wamanripa
Elevation M:5110
Elevation Ref:[1]
Range:Andes, Paryaqaqa
Location:Peru, Lima Region, Huarochirí Province, San Mateo District
Map:Peru
Map Size:200
Coordinates:-11.9047°N -76.11°W

Wamanripa (local name for Senecio or a species of it,[2] [3] also applied for Laccopetalum giganteum, Hispanicized spelling Huamanripa) is a 5110m (16,770feet) mountain in the Paryaqaqa mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Lima Region, Huarochirí Province, San Mateo District. Wamanripa lies northwest of Phaqcha and Uqsha Wallqa and northeast of Waqaypaka.[1] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cerro Huamanripa. . IGN, Peru. March 3, 2015.
  2. Louis Girault: Kallawaya - guérisseurs itinérants des Andes. Recherches sur les pratiques médicinales et magiques. Paris 1984. p. 89 (kkana), 91, 467 (wamanripa)
  3. Primer Curso Nacional de Plantas Medicinales y Fitoterapia: FITO 2001, 06-12 agosto del 2001, conferencias y mesas redondas. Instituto de Fitoterapia Americano, 2001. p. 16. huamanripa: Senecio tephrosioides, Senecio vulgaris
  4. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huarochirí Province (Lima Region)