Wamanripa (Lima)

For the mountain in the Cusco Region, Peru, see Wamanripa (Cusco).
Wamanripa
Wamanripa

Peru

Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft)[1]
Location
Location Peru, Lima Region
Range Andes
Coordinates 11°57′30″S 76°14′40″W / 11.95833°S 76.24444°WCoordinates: 11°57′30″S 76°14′40″W / 11.95833°S 76.24444°W

Wamanripa (local name for Senecio,[2][3] hispanicized spelling Huamanripa) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is situated in the Lima Region, Huarochirí Province, on the border of the districts Huarochirí and San Damian. It lies west of the lake Chumpiqucha (Chumpicocha).

The intermittent stream of the Wamanripa valley on the southern side of the mountain flows to Mala River.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huarochirí Province (Lima 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