Wamanripa (Junín)

Coordinates: 11°45′40″S 76°06′58″W / 11.76111°S 76.11611°W / -11.76111; -76.11611
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Wamanripa
Wamanripa is located in Peru
Wamanripa
Wamanripa
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Coordinates11°45′40″S 76°06′58″W / 11.76111°S 76.11611°W / -11.76111; -76.11611
Geography
LocationPeru, Junín Region
Parent rangeAndes, Cordillera Central

Wamanripa (Quechua wamanripa Senecio,[2][3] "the one with the wamanripa", hispanicized spelling Huamanrripa) is a mountain in the Cordillera Central in the Andes of Peru which reaches an altitude of approximately 5,000 metres (16,404 ft). It is located in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, Yauli District. Wamanripa lies east of Yanta Pallana and south of a lake named Pumaqucha.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Yauli Province (Junín Region)
  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