Urubamba town
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Urubamba town is a small Andean settlement in Peru that serves as a gateway and service hub for travelers exploring the Sacred Valley and nearby Inca archaeological sites.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Urubamba | 0 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human settlement
ⓘ
town ⓘ |
| climate | temperate Andean climate ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country | Peru ⓘ |
| distanceFrom | approximately 60 kilometers northwest of Cusco ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 2870 meters above sea level ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
hotels and guesthouses
ⓘ
markets ⓘ restaurants ⓘ tour agencies ⓘ |
| hasNearbyActivity |
hiking
ⓘ
mountain biking ⓘ visits to Inca terraces ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | former Inca heartland ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Quechua
ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Andes
ⓘ
Sacred Valley ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity |
Cusco Region
ⓘ
Urubamba Province ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Urubamba River ⓘ |
| nearbyAttraction |
Machu Picchu
ⓘ
surface form:
Machu Picchu (via Sacred Valley route)
Maras salt mines ⓘ Moray archaeological site ⓘ Ollantaytambo archaeological site ⓘ Pisac archaeological site ⓘ |
| primaryEconomicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
tourism ⓘ |
| regionType | part of the Peruvian Andes ⓘ |
| riverValley |
Sacred Valley
ⓘ
surface form:
Sacred Valley of the Incas
|
| role |
gateway to the Sacred Valley
ⓘ
service hub for travelers ⓘ |
| timeZone | Peru Time ⓘ |
| tourismType |
adventure tourism
ⓘ
archaeological tourism ⓘ cultural tourism ⓘ |
| transportFunction | stop on route between Cusco and Ollantaytambo ⓘ |
| utcOffset | UTC−5 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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