Auga Punta (possibly from
Quechua ''awqa'' enemy, opponent, rival;
Spanish ''punta'' peak) is an
archaeological site
An archaeological site is a place (or group of physical sites) in which evidence of past activity is preserved (either prehistoric or historic or contemporary), and which has been, or may be, investigated using the discipline of archaeology an ...
in
Peru
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, image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg
, other_symbol = Great Seal of the State
, other_symbol_type = National seal
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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 Hu ...
,
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: Anc ...
,
Jircan District. It is situated at an elevation of ca. on a mountain named Jircán, near the village of Urpish.
See also
*
Miyu Pampa
*
Urpish
References
Archaeological sites in Peru
Archaeological sites in Huánuco Region
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