Wamp'una Explained

Wamp'una
Elevation M:5000
Range:Andes, Cordillera Central
Location:Peru, Lima Region
Map:Peru
Map Size:200
Coordinates:-12.4339°N -75.6675°W
Coordinates Ref:[1]

Wamp'una (Quechua wamp'u boat, -na a suffix, also spelled Huampuna) is a mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru, about 5000m (16,000feet) high. It contains one of the highest surveyed caves in the word, Qaqa Mach'ay. Wamp'una is located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, on the border of the districts of Huantán and Laraos. It lies southwest of T'uruyuq, southeast of the lake named Pumaqucha. It is situated on the southern border of the Nor Yauyos-Cochas Landscape Reserve.

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  1. http://mapcarta.com/24953426 mapcarta.com