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Ñawpallaqta, Fajardo
Ñawpallaqta or Ñawpa Llaqta ( Quechua '' ñawpa'' ancient, ''llaqta'' place (village, town, city, country, nation), "ancient place", also spelled ''Nawpallacta'') is an archaeological site in Peru. It lies in the Ayacucho Region, VÃctor Fajardo Province, on the border of the districts of Cayara and Huancapi. It is situated near Anta Qaqa ''(Antaccacca)'' at a height of on the eastern side of the Kinwamayu Kinwamayu ( Quechua '' kinwa'' a plant ''(Chenopodium quinoa)'', ''mayu'' river, Hispanicized spelling ''Ccuenhuamayo'') is a river in Peru located in the Ayacucho Region, Victor Fajardo Province, Huancapi District. It is an affluent of the Pampa ... valley.escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the VÃctor Fajardo Province (Ayacucho Region) (unnamed) References Archaeological sites in Peru Archaeological sites in Ayacucho Region {{SouthAm-archaeology-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peru
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Ayacucho Region
Ayacucho () is a department and region of Peru, located in the south-central Andes of the country. Its capital is the city of Ayacucho. The region was one of the hardest hit in the 1980s during the guerrilla war waged by Shining Path known as the internal conflict in Peru. A referendum was held on 30 October 2005, in order to decide whether the department would merge with the departments of Ica and Huancavelica to form the new Ica-Ayacucho-Huancavelica Region, as part of the decentralization process in Peru. The proposal failed and no merger was carried out. Political division The department is divided into 11 provinces ( es, provincias, singular: ''provincia''), which are composed of 111 districts (''distritos'', singular: ''distrito''). Provinces The provinces, with their capitals in parenthesis, are: # Cangallo ( Cangallo) # Huamanga (Ayacucho) # Huanca Sancos ( Huanca Sancos) # Huanta (Huanta) # La Mar ( San Miguel) # Lucanas (Puquio) # Parinacochas ( Coracora) # ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
VÃctor Fajardo Province
VÃctor Fajardo Province is a province in the centre of the Ayacucho Region in Peru. Boundaries *North: Cangallo Province *East: Vilcas Huamán Province and Sucre Province *South: Lucanas Province and Huanca Sancos Province *West: Huancavelica Region Geography One of the highest mountains of the district is Hatun Urqu at approximately . Other mountains are listed below: Political division The province is divided into twelve districts (Spanish: distritos, singular: distrito), each of which is headed by a mayor (alcalde). The districts, with their capitals in parenthesis, are: * Huancapi ( Huancapi), Anexos:Ccocha y Pitahua * Alcamenca, Anexos: Huambo, Carampa, Mirata, Unya, Eccallo, Patallacta e Irimpay * Apongo, Anexos: Paire, Chillanccay y Huayccohuasi * Asquipata, Anexos: Chihuire y Morcolla Chico * Canaria, Anexos: Raccaya, Taca y Umasi * Cayara, Anexos: Chincheros y Mayopampa * Colca, Anexos: Quilla y San José de Sucre * Huamanquiquia, Anexos: Patará, Tinc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andes
The Andes, Andes Mountains or Andean Mountains (; ) are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range is long, wide (widest between 18°S – 20°S latitude), and has an average height of about . The Andes extend from north to south through seven South American countries: Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina. Along their length, the Andes are split into several ranges, separated by intermediate depressions. The Andes are the location of several high plateaus—some of which host major cities such as Quito, Bogotá, Cali, Arequipa, MedellÃn, Bucaramanga, Sucre, Mérida, El Alto and La Paz. The Altiplano plateau is the world's second-highest after the Tibetan plateau. These ranges are in turn grouped into three major divisions based on climate: the Tropical Andes, the Dry Andes, and the Wet Andes. The Andes Mountains are the highest m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quechua Language
Quechua (, ; ), usually called ("people's language") in Quechuan languages, is an Indigenous languages of the Americas, indigenous language family spoken by the Quechua peoples, primarily living in the Peruvian Andes. Derived from a common ancestral language, it is the most widely spoken Pre-Columbian era, pre-Columbian language family of the Americas, with an estimated 8–10 million speakers as of 2004.Adelaar 2004, pp. 167–168, 255. Approximately 25% (7.7 million) of Peruvians speak a Quechuan language. It is perhaps most widely known for being the main language family of the Inca Empire. The Spanish encouraged its use until the Peruvian War of Independence, Peruvian struggle for independence of the 1780s. As a result, Quechua variants are still widely spoken today, being the co-official language of many regions and the second most spoken language family in Peru. History Quechua had already expanded across wide ranges of the central Andes long before the expansion of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cayara District
Cayara District is one of twelve districts of the province VÃctor Fajardo in Peru. Ethnic groups The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (88.63%) learnt to speak in childhood, 10.73% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census). INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish) History In 1988, during Peru's internal conflict, the military killed 39 residents of the district in the |
Huancapi District
Huancapi District is one of twelve districts of the province VÃctor Fajardo in Peru. Ethnic groups The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (69.47%) learnt to speak in childhood, 30.40% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census). INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish) See also * * Ñawpallaqta * |
Kinwamayu
Kinwamayu ( Quechua '' kinwa'' a plant ''(Chenopodium quinoa)'', ''mayu'' river, Hispanicized spelling ''Ccuenhuamayo'') is a river in Peru located in the Ayacucho Region, Victor Fajardo Province, Huancapi District. It is an affluent of the Pampas River.escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Victor Fajardo Province (Ayacucho Region) Kinwamayu originates in the Canaria District. Here it is named Saqsara ''(Saccsara)''. It flows in a mainly northern direction following the border with the Huaya District. In the Huancapi District it flows along the villages Wisk'achayuq ''(Viscachayoj)'', Tuturaqucha ''(Totoraqocha)'', Aqu Punku ''(Acco Punco)'' and Qucha ''(Ccocha)'' until reaching the town Huancapi. Now it changes its name to Huancapi. Its direction is mainly to the north. The confluence of the rivers Kinwamayu and Pampas is north of the village Aya Urqu ''(Ayaorcco)''. There is a village named Kinwamayu ''(Ccenhuamayo)'' east of the river in the Huaya District. See also * Ña ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archaeological Sites In Peru
Archaeological sites in Peru are numerous and diverse, representing different aspects including temples and fortresses of the various cultures of ancient Peru, such as the Moche and Nazca. The sites vary in importance from small local sites to UNESCO World Heritage sites of global importance. Their nature and complexity of the sites vary from small single-featured sites such as pyramids to entire cities, such as Chan Chan and Machu Picchu. Preservation and investigation of these sites are controlled mainly by the Culture Ministry (MINCUL) ( es, Ministerio de Cultura (Perú)). The lack of funding to protect sites and enforce existing laws, results in large scale looting and illegal trading of artifacts. Sites The following is an alphabetical list of archaeological sites in Peru, it lists the main archaeological sites of touristic importance as published by the Ministry of Foreign Commerce and Tourism. Archaeology of PeruArchaeological sites Retrieved March 3, 2009. See also * Cu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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