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Awila Qhincha Mach'ay
Ahuila Gencha Machay (possibly from Quechua ''awila'' grandmother a borrowing from Spanish ''abuela'', ''qhincha'' bad luck, unlucky person, unlucky, ''qincha'' hedge, fence, ''mach'ay'' cave)David Weber, A Grammar of Huallaga (Huánuco) Quechua, University of California Publications, LINGUISTICS, Volume 112, University of California Press, 1989Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary) is an archaeological site with cave paintings in Peru. It lies in the Huánuco Region, Huamalíes Province, Singa District Singa or Sinqa (Quechua for nose) is one of eleven districts of the province Huamalíes 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 popul .... It is situated on the mountain ''Ocpay'' southwest of Singa, at a height of about . See also * Quillcay Machay * Huata References Archaeologica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peru
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Huánuco Region
Huánuco (; qu, Wanuku) is a city in central Peru. It had a population of 196,627 as of 2017 and in 2015 it had a population of 175,068. It is the capital of the Huánuco Region and the Huánuco District. It is the seat of the diocese of Huánuco. The metropolitan city of Huanuco is 170,000 hab (2011, urban pop, INEI). It has three districts, Huanuco (head), Amarilis, and Pillco Marca. In this city, the Higueras river meets the Huallaga river, one of the largest rivers in the country. History The city of Huánuco was founded by Spanish conquistador Gómez de Alvarado in 1539, in the Inca town of Yarowilca. In 1541, the city was moved to its current location in the Pillco Valley. Geography Climate Huánuco has a mild semi-arid climate (Köppen ''BSh''). The temperatures are pleasant throughout the year with very warm days and comfortable nights due to its elevation of . Education Schools * C.S. Colegio de Ciencias * CNA UNHEVAL * G.U.E. Leoncio Prado * C.S. San Luis Gonzag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huamalíes Province
The Huamalíes Province is one of eleven provinces of the Huánuco Region in Peru. The capital of this province is the city of Llata. Boundaries *North: Huacaybamba Province *East: Leoncio Prado Province *South: Dos de Mayo Province *West: Ancash Region Geography Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below: Political division The province is divided into eleven districts, which are: * Arancay ( Arancay) * Chavín de Pariarca ( Chavín de Pariarca) * Jacas Grande ( Jacas Grande) * Jircan ( Jircan) * Llata ( Llata) * Miraflores ( Miraflores) * Monzón (Monzón) * Punchao ( Punchao) * Puños ( Puños) * Singa ( Singa) * Tantamayo ( Tantamayo) Ethnic groups The people in the province are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (53.30%) learnt to speak in childhood, 46.23% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language ( 2007 Peru Census). [...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] |
Spanish Language
Spanish ( or , Castilian) is a Romance languages, Romance language of the Indo-European language family that evolved from colloquial Latin spoken on the Iberian peninsula. Today, it is a world language, global language with more than 500 million native speakers, mainly in the Americas and Spain. Spanish is the official language of List of countries where Spanish is an official language, 20 countries. It is the world's list of languages by number of native speakers, second-most spoken native language after Mandarin Chinese; the world's list of languages by total number of speakers, fourth-most spoken language overall after English language, English, Mandarin Chinese, and Hindustani language, Hindustani (Hindi-Urdu); and the world's most widely spoken Romance languages, Romance language. The largest population of native speakers is in Mexico. Spanish is part of the Iberian Romance languages, Ibero-Romance group of languages, which evolved from several dialects of Vulgar Latin in I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Singa District
Singa or Sinqa (Quechua for nose) is one of eleven districts of the province Huamalíes 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 (80.39%) learnt to speak in childhood, 18.97% 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 * * Millpu * < ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quillcay Machay
Quillcay Machay or Qillqay Mach'ay (Quechua ''qillqay'' to write, ''mach'ay'' cave,Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary): ''Mach'ay'' - ''s. Cueva, caverna, glorieta, socavón, gruta natural o artificial.'' (''Machay'' - ''v. Embriagarse, emborracharse.'' (English: "to get drunk") Hispanicized spelling ''Quillcay Machay'') is an archaeological site in Peru. It is situated in the Huánuco Region, Huamalíes Province, Singa District Singa or Sinqa (Quechua for nose) is one of eleven districts of the province Huamalíes 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 popu ....mincetur.gob.pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archaeological Sites In Huánuco Region
Archaeology or archeology is the scientific study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of artifacts, architecture, biofacts or ecofacts, sites, and cultural landscapes. Archaeology can be considered both a social science and a branch of the humanities. It is usually considered an independent academic discipline, but may also be classified as part of anthropology (in North America – the four-field approach), history or geography. Archaeologists study human prehistory and history, from the development of the first stone tools at Lomekwi in East Africa 3.3 million years ago up until recent decades. Archaeology is distinct from palaeontology, which is the study of fossil remains. Archaeology is particularly important for learning about prehistoric societies, for which, by definition, there are no written records. Prehistory includes over 99% of the human past, from the Paleolithic until the advent of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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