Machu Pitumarka (hispanicized spelling ''Machu Pitumarca, Machupitumarca'') is an archaeological site with ruins of walls in
Peru. 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 D ...
,
Canchis Province,
Pitumarca District.
Machu Pitumarka lies on a hill northeast of Pitumarka ''(Pitumarca)'' at the southern shore of the river
Ch'illkamayu
Chillcamayu (possibly from Quechua ''ch'illka'' '' baccharis'', ''mayu'' river, "baccharis river") which upstream is called Jampamayo and downstream Pitumarca is a river in Peru located in the Cusco Region
Cusco, also spelled Cuzco (; qu, Q ...
.
See also
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Ayamach'ay
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Llamachayuq Qaqa
References
{{Archaeological sites in Peru
Archaeological sites in Peru
Archaeological sites in Cusco Region