Urubamba River

E57802

river

The Urubamba River is a major waterway in Peru’s Andes that carves through the region of Machu Picchu and the Sacred Valley, playing a crucial role in Inca history and agriculture.

Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form	Occurrences
Vilcanota River	3
Urubamba River valley	2
Urubamba	1
Urubamba basin	1

Statements (37)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	river ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Urubamba River ⓘ surface form: Vilcanota River
associatedWith	Qhapaq Ñan ⓘ surface form: Inca road network Inca terraces ⓘ
country	Peru ⓘ
culturalSignificance	considered sacred in Inca cosmology ⓘ
ecosystemType	Andean and Amazonian transitional river system ⓘ
flowsDirection	generally northwest ⓘ
flowsThrough	Machu Picchu area ⓘ Sacred Valley ⓘ surface form: Sacred Valley of the Incas
formsValley	Sacred Valley ⓘ surface form: Sacred Valley of the Incas
historicalSignificance	formed part of the heartland of the Inca Empire ⓘ important for Inca agriculture ⓘ
languageOfName	Quechua ⓘ
locatedIn	Andes ⓘ Cusco Region ⓘ Sacred Valley ⓘ surface form: Sacred Valley of the Incas
mouthOf	Ucayali River ⓘ
nearArchaeologicalSite	Machu Picchu ⓘ Ollantaytambo archaeological site ⓘ Pisac archaeological site ⓘ
partOf	Amazon Basin ⓘ surface form: Amazon River basin
passesNear	Aguas Calientes ⓘ Ollantaytambo archaeological site ⓘ surface form: Ollantaytambo Pisac ⓘ
region	southeastern Peru ⓘ
sourceLocation	Andes ⓘ surface form: Andes of southern Peru
supports	biodiversity of Andean-Amazonian corridor ⓘ traditional Andean agriculture ⓘ
tourismImportance	major attraction due to proximity to Machu Picchu ⓘ popular for rafting in some stretches ⓘ
tributaryOf	Ucayali River ⓘ
upperCourseName	Urubamba River self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Vilcanota River
usedFor	fishing ⓘ hydroelectric power ⓘ irrigation ⓘ transportation ⓘ

Referenced by (16)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Urubamba River → alsoKnownAs → Urubamba River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Vilcanota River

Cusco Region → contains → Urubamba River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Vilcanota River

Sacred Valley → contains → Urubamba River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Urubamba River valley

Maras salt mines → drainageBasin → Urubamba River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Urubamba basin

Sacred Valley → followsRiver → Urubamba River ⓘ

Pisac archaeological site → hasViewOf → Urubamba River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Urubamba River valley

Aguas Calientes → locatedOnRiver → Urubamba River ⓘ

Urubamba town → locatedOnRiver → Urubamba River ⓘ

subject surface form: Urubamba

Sacred Valley → mainCity → Urubamba River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Urubamba

Inca Trail → near → Urubamba River ⓘ

Maras salt mines → near → Urubamba River ⓘ

Yucay → nearbyAttraction → Urubamba River ⓘ

Machu Picchu → overlooks → Urubamba River ⓘ

Pisac archaeological site → overlooks → Urubamba River ⓘ

Urubamba River → upperCourseName → Urubamba River self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Vilcanota River