Pinkuylluna or Pinkulluna (
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 ...
, Hispanicized spellings ''Pincuylluna, Pinculluna'') is an archaeological site on a mountain of the same name in
Peru
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located 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 ...
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Urubamba Province
Urubamba Province is one of thirteen provinces in the Cusco Region in the southern highlands of Peru.
Geography
The province is bounded to the north by the La Convención Province, to the east by the Calca Province, to the south by the Cusco Pr ...
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Ollantaytambo District
Ollantaytambo District is one of seven districts of the province Urubamba in Peru.
Geography
The Urupampa and Willkapampa mountain ranges traverse the district. The highest peak of the district is Sallqantay at . Other mountains are listed b ...
. It is situated between the rivers Patakancha ''(Patacancha)'' and
Willkanuta, northeast of the town
Ollantaytambo
Ollantaytambo ( qu, Ullantaytampu) is a town and an Inca archaeological site in southern Peru some by road northwest of the city of Cusco. It is located at an altitude of above sea level in the district of Ollantaytambo, province of Urubamb ...
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[escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Urubamba Province (Cusco Region) showing the location of the mountain Pinkuylluna ''(Pinculluna)'']
Gallery
File:Ollantaytambo, Peru-2.jpg, Pinkuylluna ruins
File:Ollantaytambo-IMG 7010.JPG, The mountain Pinkuylluna (on the right) above the town Ollantaytambo. A huge face of stone is visible beside the Pinkuylluna ruins.
File:Pinkuylluna interior.jpg, Interior of the central store room.
See also
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List of archaeological sites in Peru
Archaeological sites in Peru are numerous and diverse, representing different aspects including temples and fortresses of the various cultures of ancient Peru, such as the Moche and Nazca. The sites vary in importance from small local sites to UNE ...
References and notes
Archaeological sites in Peru
Mountains of Peru
Archaeological sites in Cusco Region
Inca
Mountains of Cusco Region
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