Ninamarca (possibly from
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 ...
''nina'' fire, ''marka'' village, "fire village")
is an archaeological site in
Peru
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, image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg
, other_symbol = Great Seal of the State
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[Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)] It is located in the
Cusco Region,
Paucartambo Province
Paucartambo Province (from Quechua: Pawqar Tampu, meaning "colo(u)red '' tambo''") is one of thirteen provinces in the Cusco Region in the southern highlands of Peru.
Boundaries
* North: Madre de Dios Region
* East: Quispicanchi Province
* So ...
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Colquepata District
The Colquepata District is one of six districts of the province Paucartambo in Peru.
Geography
One of the highest peaks of the district is Luychu Urqu at . Other mountains are listed below:
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are ma ...
, southeast of Colquepata near the village of Ninamaca. There are about 30
chullpa
A ''chullpa'' is an ancient Aymara funerary tower originally constructed for a noble person or noble family. ''Chullpas'' are found across the Altiplano in Peru and Bolivia. The tallest are about high.
The tombs at Sillustani are most famou ...
s of pre-Inca times situated on top of a mountain at about 3,000 m.
mincetur.gob.pe
"Sector arqueológico de Chullpas de Ninamarca" (in Spanish)
References
{{Archaeological sites in Peru
Archaeological sites in Peru
Archaeological sites in Cusco Region