Urpish (
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
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) is an archaeological site in
Peru
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located 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 Huán ...
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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: Ancas ...
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Jircan District
Jircan or Hirkan (Quechua) is one of eleven districts of the province Huamalíes in Peru. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital''. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
See also
* Awqa Punta
* Miyu Pampa
Miy ...
. It is situated above the village of Urpish at a height of about . The site with to high rectangular stone structures is surrounded by an to high wall. Some of the stony walls are covered with petroglyphs showing spiral figures and human faces.
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See also
* Awqa Punta
Auga Punta (possibly from Quechua ''awqa'' enemy, opponent, rival; Spanish ''punta'' peak) is an archaeological site in Peru located in the Huánuco Region, Huamalíes Province, Jircan District. It is situated at an elevation of ca. on a mountai ...
* Miyu Pampa
Miyu Pampa or Miyupampa (Quechua ''miyu'' poison, ''pampa'' a large plain,Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary) "poison plain", Hispanicized spellings ''Miopampa, Miu Pam ...
References
Archaeological sites in Peru
Archaeological sites in Huánuco Region
Rock art in South America
Populated places in the Huánuco Region
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