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Wat'a
Wat'a ( Quechua for island)Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary) is an archaeological zone in Peru. It is situated in the Cusco Region, Anta Province, Huarocondo District, north of Huarocondo.mincetur.gob.pe "Zona arqueológica de Wata" (in Spanish), retrieved on February 25, 2014drc-cusco.gob.pe "Zonas y Sitios Arqueológicos de Anta" (in Spanish), retrieved on February 25, 2014 The site consists of five sections, * Wat'aq'asa ''(Wataqasa)'' in the southwest and west of the area, * Willkapat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wat'a, Huánuco
Wat'a (Quechua for island,Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary) Hispanicized spelling ''Huata'') is an archaeological site in Peru. It lies in the Huánuco Region, Huamalíes Province, Singa District, in the little community of Bella Flores north of Singa. Wat'a is situated at a height of about on top of a mountain which is bordered by the little rivers Tawlli (''Taulli)'' and Aqu ''(Aco)''. See also * Awila Qhincha Mach'ay * Qillqay Mach'ay 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'' - '' ... References Archaeological sites in Huánuco Region Archaeological sites in Peru {{SouthAm-archaeology-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anta Province
Anta Province is one of thirteen provinces in the Cusco Region in the southern highlands of Peru. Geography The Willkapampa mountain range traverses the province. The highest peak of the province is Sallqantay at . Other mountains are listed below: Political division The province is divided into nine districts ( es, distritos, singular: ''distrito''), each of which is headed by a mayor (''alcalde''). The districts, with their capitals in parenthesis, are: * Ancahuasi ( Ancahuasi) * Anta ( Anta) * Cachimayo ( Cachimayo) * Chinchaypujio ( Chinchaypujio) * Huarocondo ( Huarocondo) * Limatambo ( Limatambo) * Mollepata ( Mollepata) * Pucyura ( Pucyura) * Zurite ( Zurite) Ethnic groups The people in the province are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (70.28%) learnt to speak in childhood, 29.35% of the residents started speaking in Spanish. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huarocondo District
Huarocondo District is one of nine districts of the province Anta 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 (80.81%) learnt to speak in childhood, 18.93% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries **Spanish cuisine Other places * Spanish, Ontario, Can ... language ( 2007 Peru Census). INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población See also * Muyuq *[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kachimayu (Cusco)
Kachimayu (Quechua language, Quechua ''kachi'' salt, ''mayu'' river, "salt river", Hispanicized spelling ''Cachimayo'') is a river in Peru located in the Cusco Region, Anta Province. Its belongs to the Urubamba River, Willkanuta watershed. Kachimayu originates in the mountains near Cusco. It flows through the districts Cachimayo District, Cachimayo, Pucyura District, Pucyura and Anta District, Anta, Anta, along the border of the Zurite District and through the Huarocondo District. Its direction is mainly to the west as it flows through the plain ''(pampa)'' of Anta. One of its main tributaries is Pitumayu ''(Pitumayo)'' which comes from the Zurite District in the east. Map of the area Now the river turns to the north. Behind Huarocondo the river changes its name to Huarocondo. It reaches the Willkanuta River as a left tributary betwee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peru
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Cusco Region
Cusco, also spelled Cuzco (; qu, Qusqu suyu ), is a department and region in Peru and is the fourth largest department in the country, after Madre de Dios, Ucayali, and Loreto. It borders the departments of Ucayali on the north; Madre de Dios and Puno on the east; Arequipa on the south; and Apurímac, Ayacucho and Junín on the west. Its capital is Cusco, the historical capital of the Inca Empire. Geography The plain of Anta contains some of the best communal cultivated lands of the Department of Cusco. It is located about above sea level and is used to cultivate mainly high altitude crops such as potatoes, tarwi (edible lupin), barley and quinoa. Provinces * Acomayo (Acomayo) * Anta (Anta) * Calca ( Calca) * Canas (Yanaoca) * Canchis (Sicuani) * Chumbivilcas (Santo Tomás) * Cusco (Cusco) * Espinar (Yauri) * La Convención (Quillabamba) * Paruro ( Paruro) * Paucartambo (Paucartambo) * Quispicanchi (Urcos) * Urubamba ( Urubamba) Languages According to the 2 ... [...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] |
Killarumiyuq
Killarumiyuq (Quechua ''killa'' moon, ''rumi'' stone,Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe, Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, Quechua – Castellano, Castellano – Quechua (Quechua-Spanish dictionary) -yuq a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with a moon stone", Hispanicized and mixed spellings ''Killarumiyoc, Quillarumiyoc, Quillarumiyoq'', also Killarumiyoq) is an archaeological park in Peru. It is located in the Cusco Region, Anta Province, Ancahuasi District.mincetur.gob.pe "Sitio arqueológico de Killarumiyoq", retrieved on February 25, 2014 The site was declared a National Cultural Heritage ''(Patrimonio Cultural)'' of Peru by ''Resolución Directoral Nacional'' No. 150/INC-2003 of March 25, 2003. See also * |
Sinqa
Sinqa (Quechua for "nose", Hispanicized spelling ''Sencca'', also Senqa) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru northwest of the city of Cusco. It lies in the Cusco Region, Cusco Province, Cusco District, and in the Anta Province, Cachimayo District. Like Pachatusan, Pillku Urqu and Wanakawri, Sinqa is one of the mountains in the vicinity of Cusco which have been venerated as apus (sacred mountains).Germán Zecenarro Benavente, Apus tutelares y asentamientos del Cusco preinka, Boletín de Arqueología PUCP, No. 7, 2003, 387-405 (in Spanish) Gallery File:Perurail train Cusco Puno.jpg, Sinqa as seen from a station in Cusco See also * Anawarkhi * Araway Qhata * Muyu Urqu * Pikchu Pikchu ( Quechua for pyramid/mountain or prominence with a broad base which ends in sharp peaks, Hispanicized spelling ''Picchu'') is a mountain in the Andes of Peru west of the city of Cusco, about high. It is located in the Cusco Region, Cusc ... References Mountains of Peru Mountains of Cus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tampukancha
Tampukancha ( Quechua, '' tampu'' inn, ''kancha'' enclosure, enclosed place, yard, a frame, or wall that encloses, Hispanicized ''Tambocancha'', also ''Tambokancha'') is an ancient Incan religious center located in Peru. It is located in the Cusco Region Cusco, also spelled Cuzco (; qu, Qusqu suyu ), is a department and region in Peru and is the fourth largest department in the country, after Madre de Dios, Ucayali, and Loreto. It borders the departments of Ucayali on the north; Madre de D ..., Anta Province, Zurite District, "Zona Arqueológica de Tambocancha" (in Spanish) about 30 miles from Cusco, the historic capital of the Inca Empire. References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tarawasi
Tarahuasi (possibly from Quechua '' tara'' ''(Caesalpinia spinosa)'', a small tree native to Peru, ''wasi'' house)Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary) is an archaeological site in Peru. It is located in the Cusco Region, Anta Province, Limatambo District Limatambo District is one of nine districts of the province Anta in Peru. Geography One of the highest peaks of the district is Hatun Q'asa at . Other mountains are listed below: Ethnic groups The people in the district are mainly indige ....drc-cusco.gob.pe "Sitio arqueológico de Tarahuasi" [...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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