Mawk'allaqta, also Mawk'a Llaqta, (
Quechua ''mawk'a'' ancient, ''llaqta'' place (village, town, city, country, nation),
[Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary): ''mawk'a'', ''thanta'' - ''adj. Usado, -da. Gastado y deslucido por el uso. , , Antiguo, lo que ya pasó de moda. Mawk'a.'' ''llaqta'' - ''s País. Nación, región, provincia o territorio, pueblo pequeño. , , s. Nación. Conjunto de los habitantes de un territorio. , , s. Patria. Lugar, ciudad o país en que se ha nacido. , , s. Pueblo. , , s. Urbe. Ciudad, en especial populosa.''] "ancient place", Hispanicized spelling ''Maukallacta'') is an archaeological site in
Peru. It is located in the
Puno Region,
Sandia Province
Sandia Province is a province of the Puno Region in Peru. The capital of the province is the city of Sandia.
Geography
The Apolobamba mountain range traverses the province. Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below:
Pol ...
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Sandia District
Sandia District is one of ten districts of the province Sandia in Peru.
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (67.34%) learnt to ...
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"Sitio arqueológico Maukallacta", 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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References
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Archaeological sites in Peru
Archaeological sites in Puno Region