Veronica (mountain)

Veronica,[2][3][4] also called Huacrahuilki[5] ("horn pass"),[6] Huacay Huilcay,[3] Wayna Willka,[4] Waqaywillka,[3] Urubamba[7] ("spider's plain"),[6][8] or Padre Eterno,[5][3] is a 5,893 m (19,334 ft)[2] mountain in the Urubamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Cusco Region, La Convención Province, Huayopata District, and in the Urubamba Province, Ollantaytambo District[9] northwest of the town of Ollantaytambo.

Veronica
Willka Weqe, Huacrahuilki Urubamba
Highest point
Elevation	5,893 m (19,334 ft)
Coordinates	13°09′51″S 72°19′33″W
Geography
Veronica Peru
Location	Peru, Cusco Region
Parent range	Andes, Urubamba
Climbing
First ascent	1- 1956 via N.E. ridge: N. face-1973: S.W. rib-1977: N.E. buttress attempt-1983 (see AAJ, 26 (1984): 208-9)[1]

See also

• Alfamayo River
• Cochapata
• Huamanmarca
• Inka Tampu
• Lucumayo River
• Urubamba

References

1. Jill Neate, Mountaineering in the Andes, 1994
2. Peru 1:100 000, Urubamba (27-r). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú).
3. Biggar, John (2005). The Andes: A Guide for Climbers. Andes. p. 113. ISBN 9780953608720.
4. "Nevado Verónica - Andeshandbook". www.andeshandbook.org. Retrieved 2016-07-14.
5. Echevarría, Evelio (1973). "A Survey of Andean Ascents". American Alpine Journal. 18–2 (47): 389. ISBN 9780930410704.
6. Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
7. Peru 1:100 000, Urubamba (244). Defense Mapping Agency / US Government.
8. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
9. escale.minedu.gob.pe Map of the Urubamba Province