Veronica (mountain)
Mountain in Peru
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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] to the northwest of the town of Ollantaytambo.
| Veronica | |
|---|---|
| Willka Weqe, Huacrahuilki Urubamba | |
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 5,893 m (19,334 ft) |
| Listing | Andes |
| Coordinates | 13°09′51″S 72°19′33″W |
| Geography | |
  Veronica Location within Peru  Veronica Location within South America | |
| 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] |
