Ahuila Gencha Machay (possibly from
Quechua
Quechua may refer to:
*Quechua people, several indigenous ethnic groups in South America, especially in Peru
*Quechuan languages, a Native South American language family spoken primarily in the Andes, derived from a common ancestral language
**So ...
''awila'' grandmother a borrowing from
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, Cana ...
''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, 1989][Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)] is an archaeological site with cave paintings in
Peru
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It lies in the
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 Huán ...
,
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: Ancas ...
,
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
Archaeological sites in Huánuco Region
Rock art in South America
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