Río Vilcanota

Río Vilcanota is a stream in Cuzco Department, Peru and has an elevation of 2,872 metres. Río Vilcanota is situated nearby to the locality Huayocari, as well as near Playa Sondormojo.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Huayllabamba and Yucay.

Huayllabamba

Village

Photo: Gerd Breitenbach, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Huayllabamba is a town in Southern Peru, in the province Urubamba in the Cusco region. The town is capital of Huayllabamba District. It is located in what is known as the Sacred valley of the Incas.

Yucay

Photo: Ynsalh, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Yucay is a village in Peru. The town is in a scenic valley and has many farming families. There is nothing to see or do in this town, but it can be a convenient base to make various short trips from.

Chinchero

Photo: Olivier Issaly, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Chinchero is a city in the Southern Sierras of Peru.

Río Vilcanota

Type: Stream
Also known as: “Rio Vilcanota”
Category: body of water
Location: Cuzco Department, Peru, South America
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Latitude

-13.32861° or 13° 19′ 43″ south

Longitude

-72.04722° or 72° 2′ 50″ west

Elevation

2,872 metres (9,423 feet)

Open location code

57R9MXC3+H4

GeoNames ID

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