Quillcay Machay or Qillqay Mach'ay (
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 ...
''qillqay'' to write, ''mach'ay'' cave,
[Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary): ''Mach'ay'' - ''s. Cueva, caverna, glorieta, socavón, gruta natural o artificial.'' (''Machay'' - ''v. Embriagarse, emborracharse.'' (English: "to get drunk")] Hispanicized spelling ''Quillcay Machay'') is an archaeological site in
Peru
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. It is situated in the
Huánuco Region
Huánuco (; qu, Wanuku) is a city in central Peru. It had a population of 196,627 as of 2017 and in 2015 it had a population of 175,068. It is the capital of the Huánuco Region and the Huánuco District. It is the seat of the diocese of Hu ...
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Huamalíes Province
The Huamalíes Province is one of eleven provinces of the Huánuco Region in Peru. The capital of this province is the city of Llata.
Boundaries
*North: Huacaybamba Province
*East: Leoncio Prado Province
*South: Dos de Mayo Province
*West: Anca ...
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Singa District
Singa or Sinqa (Quechua for nose) is one of eleven districts of the province Huamalíes 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 popu ...
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"Sitio arqueológico de Quillcay Machay", retrieved on February 6, 2014 The site is known for its rock paintings.
[ It was declared a National Cultural Heritage of Peru by ''Resolución Directoral'' No. 533/INC on June 18, 2002.][
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See also
* Ahuila Gencha Machay
* Pumaj Jirca
* Huata
References
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Archaeological sites in Peru
Archaeological sites in Huánuco Region
Rock art in South America