Wila Wilani (

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''wila'' blood, blood-red, the

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indicates that there is a group or a complex of something, ''-ni'' a

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to indicate ownership, "the one with a complex of red color" or "the one with a lot of blood", hispanicized spelling ''Vilavilani'') is an archaeological site with rock art in

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. It is located in the

Tacna Region Tacna (; Aymara & Quechua: Taqna) is the southernmost department and region in Peru. The Chilean Army occupied the present-day Tacna Department during the War of the Pacific from 1885 to 1929 when it was reincorporated into Peruvian soil. Geogr ...

Tacna Province Tacna is the largest of four provinces in the Department of Tacna in southern Peru located on the border with Chile and Bolivia. Its capital is Tacna. Geography The Tacna Province is bounded to the north by the Jorge Basadre Province and the Ta ...

, Palca District, near Wila Wilani ''(Vilavilane, Vilavilani)''. The motives of the paintings are predominantly hunting scenes with

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References

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Pintura rupestre Vilavilani. Retrieved March 31, 2014 Archaeological sites in Peru Archaeological sites in Tacna Region Rock art in South America Populated places in the Tacna Region {{SouthAm-archaeology-stub