Llamachayuq (
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 ...
''llama''
llama
The llama (; ) (''Lama glama'') is a domesticated South American camelid, widely used as a List of meat animals, meat and pack animal by Inca empire, Andean cultures since the Pre-Columbian era.
Llamas are social animals and live with othe ...
, ''-cha'', ''-yuq''
suffix
In linguistics, a suffix is an affix which is placed after the stem of a word. Common examples are case endings, which indicate the grammatical case of nouns, adjectives, and verb endings, which form the conjugation of verbs. Suffixes can carry ...
es,
"with a little llama (or llamas)", also spelled ''Llamachayoq'') is an archaeological complex with
petroglyph
A petroglyph is an image created by removing part of a rock surface by incising, picking, carving, or abrading, as a form of rock art. Outside North America, scholars often use terms such as "carving", "engraving", or other descriptions ...
s 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 ...
. It is located in the
Apurímac Region Apurímac is the name of:
*Apurímac River, a river in the south-eastern parts of central Perú
*Apurímac Region, a region in the south-eastern parts of central Perú
*Three albums by the German new-age band Cusco:
** ''Apurimac'' (album)
**''Apur ...
,
Andahuaylas Province
Andahuaylas Province is the second largest of the seven provinces of the Apurímac Region in Peru. The capital of the province is the city of Andahuaylas. The province is located in the north-western part of the region and measures .
Boundaries
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San Jerónimo District. The site with images of llamas,
vicuña
The vicuña (''Lama vicugna'') or vicuna (both , very rarely spelled ''vicugna'', its former genus name) is one of the two wild South American camelids, which live in the high alpine areas of the Andes, the other being the guanaco, which live ...
s,
felines, people and the sun lies near Lliwpa Pukyu ''(Lliupapuquio)'' at a height of .
References
Archaeological sites in Peru
Archaeological sites in Apurímac Region
Rock art in South America
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