Cuzco Department
Urubamba Province
Machupicchu District

Huayna Picchu

Huayna Picchu, Quechua: Wayna Pikchu, is a mountain in around which the bends. It is located in the Cusco Region, Urubamba Province, .
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  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,693 metres
  • Description: mountain in Peru
  • Also known as: “Montana Huayna Picchu”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Machu Picchu and Temple of the Moon.

Photo: Elena Tatiana Chis, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is the site of an ancient Inca city, high in the Andes of . At 2,430 metres above sea level, this UNESCO World Heritage Site is often referred to as “The Lost City of the Incas”, is one of the most familiar symbols of the Incan Empire, and is one of the most famous and spectacular sets of ruins in the world.

Place of worship
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The is an Incan ceremonial temple on Huayna Picchu near , in . The site is made up of stone masonry and an open-face, shallow cave.

Peak
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Putucusi is a round-shaped mountain located on the opposite side of the to in the Cusco Region of . Reaching approximately 2,560 metres above sea level at its peak, the mountain offers epic views of Machu Picchu and the surrounding Urubamba River valley.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Aguas Calientes.

Photo: C T Johansson, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a small town at the bottom of the valley next to , and the principal access point to the site. All visitors to Machu Picchu pass through and most spend at least one night here.

Huayna Picchu

Latitude
-13.15667° or 13° 9′ 24″ south
Longitude
-72.54599° or 72° 32′ 46″ west
Elevation
2,693 metres (8,835 feet)
Open location code
57R9RFV3+8J
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1696000048
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
11696254
Wiki­data ID
Q845427
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yakut—“Huayna Picchu” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “هويانا بيشتو”
  • Chinese: “瓦伊納皮克丘山”
  • Croatian: “Huayna Picchu”
  • Czech: “Huayna Picchu”
  • Dutch: “Huayna Picchu”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل هويانا بيشتو”
  • Esperanto: “Huajnapikĉuo”
  • French: “Huayna Picchu”
  • Galician: “Huayna Picchu”
  • Georgian: “უაინა-პიქჩუ”
  • German: “Huayna Picchu”
  • Hindi: “हुआयना पिच्चू”
  • Italian: “Huayna Picchu”
  • Japanese: “ワイナ・ピチュ”
  • Ladin: “Huayna Picchu”
  • Macedonian: “Вајна Пикчу”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Huayna Picchu”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Wayna Picchu”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Huayna Picchu”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Wayna Picchu”
  • Norwegian: “Huayna Picchu”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Huayna Picchu”
  • Persian: “هو آی نا پیچو”
  • Persian: “هو آینا پیچو”
  • Persian: “هوآینا پیچو”
  • Persian: “هواینا پیچو”
  • Polish: “Huayna Picchu”
  • Polish: “Wayna Picchu”
  • Portuguese: “Huayna Picchu”
  • Portuguese: “Wayna Picchu”
  • Quechua: “Wayna Pikchu”
  • Russian: “гора Уайна-Пикчу”
  • Russian: “Уайна-Пикчу”
  • Spanish: “Huayna Picchu”
  • Spanish: “Montaña Huayna Picchu”
  • Swedish: “Huayna Picchu”
  • Turkish: “Huayna Picchu”
  • Turkish: “Huayna pichu”
  • Turkish: “Huayna picu”
  • Turkish: “Huayna piçu”
  • Turkish: “Wayna Picchu”
  • Turkish: “Wayna pichu”
  • Turkish: “Wayna picu”
  • Turkish: “Wayna piçu”
  • Ukrainian: “гора Уайна-Пікчу”
  • Venetian: “Huayna Picchu”
  • Western Panjabi: “ہوائینا پچو”
  • Yakut: “Уайна-Пикчу”

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