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Inti Watana, Ayacucho
Inti Watana, Intiwatana (Quechua, hispanicized spelling ''Intihuatana'') or Pumaqucha (Quechua ''puma'' cougar, puma, ''qucha'' lake, "puma lake", hispanicized spellings ''Pomaccocha, Pomacocha, Pumacocha'') is an archaeological site in Peru. It is located in the Ayacucho Region, Vilcas Huamán Province Vilcas Huamán (from Quechua Willka Waman) is a province in the eastern part of the Ayacucho Region in Peru. Boundaries *North: Huamanga Province *East: Apurímac Region *South: Sucre Province *West: Cangallo Province and Víctor Fajardo Prov ..., Vischongo District, at the lake Pumaqucha ().mincetur.gob.pe "Complejo Arqueológico De Pumacocha O Intiwatana", retrieved on February 9, 2014escale.minedu.gob.pe - Map of the Vilcas Huamán Province (Ayacucho Region) The site ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pumaqucha (Ayacucho)
Lake Pomacocha (possibly from Quechua ''puma'' cougar, puma, ''qucha'' lake, "puma lake") is a lake in Peru located in the Ayacucho Region, Vilcas Huamán Province.escale.minedu.gob.pe - Map of the Vilcas Huamán Province (Ayacucho Region) at a height of about 3,300 m. It is situated southwest of the town of Vischongo. Pomacocha is 0.86 km long and 0.17 km at its widest point. The archaeological site called Inti Watana or Pomacocha lies at its shore. See also * List of lakes in Peru The following is a list of lakes in Peru. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI)"Compendio Estadistica 2007" page 26 Many of the names have the ending -cocha, from Quechua ''qucha'': lake. * Acucocha * Alcacocha * Arapa * ... * Titankayuq * Usnu References External links {{DEFAULTSORT:Pomacocha (Ayacucho) Lakes of Peru Lakes of Ayacucho Region ... [...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] |
Quechua Language
Quechua (, ; ), usually called ("people's language") in Quechuan languages, is an 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 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 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 Inca Empire. The Inca were one among many peoples in present-day Peru who alread ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cougar
The cougar (''Puma concolor'') is a large cat native to the Americas. Its range spans from the Canadian Yukon to the southern Andes in South America and is the most widespread of any large wild terrestrial mammal in the Western Hemisphere. It is an adaptable, generalist species, occurring in most American habitat types. This wide range has brought it many common names, including puma, mountain lion, catamount and panther (for the Florida sub-population). It is the second-largest cat in the New World, after the jaguar (''Panthera onca''). Secretive and largely solitary by nature, the cougar is properly considered both nocturnal and crepuscular, although daytime sightings do occur. Despite its size, the cougar is more closely related to smaller felines, including the domestic cat (''Felis catus'') than to any species of the subfamily Pantherinae. The cougar is an ambush predator that pursues a wide variety of prey. Primary food sources are ungulates, particularly deer, but it a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vilcas Huamán Province
Vilcas Huamán (from Quechua Willka Waman) is a province in the eastern part of the Ayacucho Region in Peru. Boundaries *North: Huamanga Province *East: Apurímac Region *South: Sucre Province *West: Cangallo Province and Víctor Fajardo Province Geography One of the highest mountains of the province is Hatun Rumi at approximately . Other mountains are listed below: Political division The province is divided into eight districts (Spanish: distritos, singular: distrito), each of which is headed by a mayor (alcalde). The districts, with their capitals in parenthesis, are: * Vilcas Huamán ( Vilcashuamán) * Accomarca (Accomarca) * Carhuanca * Concepción * Huambalpa * Independencia * Saurama * Vischongo (Vischongo) Ethnic groups The people in the province are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (89.62%) learnt to speak in childhood, 10.06% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish lang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vischongo District
Vischongo District is one of eight districts of the Vilcas Huamán Province in Peru. Geography One of the highest mountains of the district is Hatun Rumi at approximately . Other mountains are listed below: Ethnic groups The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent (mostly Chanka). Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (83.00%) learnt to speak in childhood, 16.54% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census The 2007 Peru Census was a detailed enumeration of the Peruvian population. It was conducted by the Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática on Sunday, October 21, 2007. Its full name in Spanish is XI Censo de Población y VI de Vivien ...). INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Usnu, Ayacucho
Usnu ( Quechua for altar / a special platform for important celebrations,Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 also spelled ''Ushno'') is an archaeological site in Peru. It is located in the Ayacucho Region, Vilcas Huamán Province, Vilcas Huamán District, in the town Vilcashuamán Vilcashuamán or Vilcasguaman (from Quechua Willka Waman, "sacred hawk") is the capital of Vilcas Huamán Province, Ayacucho region, Peru. It is located at an altitude of 3,490 m on the eastern slopes of the Andes. It is located on an ancient a ....mincetur.gob.pe "Ushno", pirámide ceremonial, retrieved on January 31, 2014 The site was declared a National Cultural Heritage ''(Patrimonio Cultural)'' of Peru on April 11, 2000. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Titankayuq
Titankayuq (Quechua ''titanka'' Puya raimondii, ''-yuq'' a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with titanka", other spellings ''Titancayoc, Titancayocc, Titankayoc, Titankayocc, Tutanccayoc'') is one of the most important habitats in Peru for the ''Puya raimondii''. The woods of ''Puya raimondii'' are located in the Ayacucho Region, Vilcas Huamán Province, Vischongo District Vischongo District is one of eight districts of the Vilcas Huamán Province in Peru. Geography One of the highest mountains of the district is Hatun Rumi at approximately . Other mountains are listed below: Ethnic groups The people in the d ..., at elevations between and .mincetur.gob.pe "Bosque de Puyas de Raymondi (Titankayoc or Tikanayoc)", retrieved on February 1, 2014escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map ... [...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 * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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