Choquepuquio (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 ...
''chuqi'' metal, gold (
spring
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Common uses
* Spring (season)
Spring, also known as springtime, is one of the four temperate seasons, succeeding winter and preceding summer. There are various technical definitions of spring, but local usage of ...
. These extensive ruins are situated in the
, near the village of Huacarpay and the homonymous lake.
The site dates back to c. 400 CE and lasted into the Colonial Period before its abandonment around 1530 CE.
*http://amerique-latine.com/ala/fr/Choquepuquyo.html
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