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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 Spring(s) may refer to: Common uses * Spring (season), a season of the year * Spring (device), a mechanical device that stores energy * Spring (hydrology), a natural source of water * Spring (mathematics), a geometric surface in the shape of a ...
,
well A well is an excavation or structure created in the ground by digging, driving, or drilling to access liquid resources, usually water. The oldest and most common kind of well is a water well, to access groundwater in underground aquifers. The ...
) is an ancient Wari site in
Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Seal of the State , other_symbol_type = Seal (emblem), National seal , national_motto = "Fi ...
in the valley of
Cusco Cusco, often spelled Cuzco (; qu, Qusqu ()), is a city in Southeastern Peru near the Urubamba Valley of the Andes mountain range. It is the capital of the Cusco Region and of the Cusco Province. The city is the list of cities in Peru, seventh m ...
. These extensive ruins are situated in the
Quispicanchi Province Quispicanchi Province is one of thirteen provinces in the Cusco Region in the southern highlands of Peru. Geography The Quispicanchi Province is bounded to the north by the Paucartambo Province and the Madre de Dios Region, to the east by the Pu ...
, Lucre District, near the village of Huacarpay and the homonymous lake.Archived a
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The site dates back to c. 400 CE and lasted into the Colonial Period before its abandonment around 1530 CE.


See also

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Pikillaqta PikillaqtaDiccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005: ''Pikillaqta'' (Quechua ''piki'' flea, ''llaqta'' a place (village, town, community, country, nation), "flea place", ...
*
Rumiqullqa Rumicolca (possibly from Quechua ''rumi'' stone, ''qullqa, qulqa'' deposit, storehouse) is an archaeological site in Peru. It is located in the Cusco Region, Quispicanchi Province, Lucre District. Rumicolca is situated near the archaeological s ...


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*http://amerique-latine.com/ala/fr/Choquepuquyo.html {{Archaeological sites in Peru Archaeological sites in Peru Archaeological sites in Cusco Region