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Qhunqhu Wankani (
Aymara
Aymara may refer to:
Languages and people
* Aymaran languages, the second most widespread Andean language
** Aymara language, the main language within that family
** Central Aymara, the other surviving branch of the Aymara(n) family, which today ...
, Hispanicized spellings ''Khonkho Wankane, Khonkho Wankani, Khonko Huancane, Qhunqhu Wankane'') is an archaeological site in
Bolivia located in the
La Paz Department,
Ingavi Province
Ingavi is a province in the La Paz Department in Bolivia. This is where the Battle of Ingavi occurred on November 18, 1841 and where the World Heritage Site of Tiwanaku is situated.
During the presidency of Eliodoro Villazón the province was f ...
,
Jesús de Machaca Municipality. It is situated south of Lake
Wiñaymarka, the southern part of
Lake Titicaca
Lake Titicaca (; es, Lago Titicaca ; qu, Titiqaqa Qucha) is a large freshwater lake in the Andes mountains on the border of Bolivia and Peru. It is often called the highest navigable lake in the world. By volume of water and by surface area, i ...
, and south of
Tiwanku, near the village Qhunqhu Liqiliqi.
Further reading
* ''Landscape and Politics in the Ancient Andes: Biographies of Place at Khonkho Wankane'' by Scott C. Smith, 2016, University of New Mexico Press
References
bolivia.com/(Spanish) Khonkho Wankane, una civilización anterior a Tiwanaku
Archaeological sites in Bolivia
Buildings and structures in La Paz Department (Bolivia)
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