Kenko, Qenqo or Q'inq'uJaime Barrientos Quispe, Freddy Velásquez Pari, Institución Educativa "Alfonso Torres Luna" de Acora, Avenida Antonio Raymondi 135-Acora, ''Guía didáctica, Patrimonio cultural y natural de Acora, Educando para la memoria, Guía didáctica para estudiantes del primer grado de secundaria'', p. 14 (in Spanish) (possibly Aymara for "twisted, bent")Ludovico Bertonio, Aymara-Spanish dictionary (transcription) or also Inka Anatawi is an archaeological site in
Peru
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. It is located in the
Puno Region
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Acora District
Acora District is one of fifteen districts of the Puno Province in the Puno Region, Peru.
History
The city of Acora and the lands that are now part of the district were once the seat of the Caciques Catacora. Acora District was created by Law o ...
, at an elevation of about .mincetur.gob.pe "Sitio arqueológico de Qenqo", retrieved on January 24, 2014 The site was declared a National Cultural Heritage ''(Patrimonio Cultural)'' of Peru by the
National Institute of Culture
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