Colcampata
(
Quechua ''qullqa, qulqa'' deposit, ''-n'' a
suffix, ''pata'' elevated place / above, at the top / edge, bank (of a river), shore)
[Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)] is an archaeological site in
Peru
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, other_symbol = Great Seal of the State
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. It is situated 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 ...
,
Cusco Province
Cusco Province is the smallest of thirteen provinces in the Cusco Region in the southern highlands of Peru.
Geography
Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below:
Political division
The province is divided into eight distri ...
,
Cusco District.
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"Grupo arqueológico de Colcampata", retrieved on February 12, 2014
The site was declared a National Cultural Heritage of Peru by R.D N°1128-2004-INC.
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See also
* Saksaywaman
References
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Archaeological sites in Peru
Archaeological sites in Cusco Region