Huayllabamba, Urubamba

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."

Huayllabamba
Wayllapampa
Village
Yukay (on the left) and Huayllabamba (on the right)
Yukay (on the left) and Huayllabamba (on the right)
Huayllabamba is located in Peru
Huayllabamba
Huayllabamba
Coordinates: 13°20′47″S 72°04′02″W / 13.34639°S 72.06722°W / -13.34639; -72.06722
Country Peru
RegionCusco
ProvinceUrubamba
DistrictHuayllabamba
Government
 • MayorSegundo Fortunato Lopez Quispe
Elevation
2,866 m (9,403 ft)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)

References

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  1. ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved June 15, 2008
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13°20′47″S 72°04′02″W / 13.34639°S 72.06722°W / -13.34639; -72.06722