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Choquepuquio (possibly from
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 ...
''chuqi'' metal, gold (spring Spring(s) may refer to: Common uses * Spring (season) Spring, also known as springtime, is one of the four temperate seasons, succeeding winter and preceding summer. There are various technical definitions of spring, but local usage of ...
,
well A well is an excavation or structure created in the ground by digging, driving, or drilling to access liquid resources, usually water. The oldest and most common kind of well is a water well, to access groundwater in underground aquifers. The ...
) is an ancient Wari site in
Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Seal of the State , other_symbol_type = National seal , national_motto = "Firm and Happy f ...
in the valley of Cusco. These extensive ruins are situated in the
Quispicanchi Province Quispicanchi Province is one of thirteen provinces in the Cusco Region in the southern highlands of Peru. Geography The Quispicanchi Province is bounded to the north by the Paucartambo Province and the Madre de Dios Region, to the east by the ...
, Lucre District, near the village of Huacarpay and the homonymous lake.Archived a
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 The site dates back to c. 400 CE and lasted into the Colonial Period before its abandonment around 1530 CE.


See also

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Pikillaqta PikillaqtaDiccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005: ''Pikillaqta'' (Quechua ''piki'' flea, ''llaqta'' a place (village, town, community, country, nation), "flea place", ...
*
Rumiqullqa Rumicolca (possibly from Quechua ''rumi'' stone, ''qullqa, qulqa'' deposit, storehouse) is an archaeological site in Peru. It is located in the Cusco Region, Quispicanchi Province, Lucre District. Rumicolca is situated near the archaeological s ...


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*http://amerique-latine.com/ala/fr/Choquepuquyo.html {{Archaeological sites in Peru Archaeological sites in Peru Archaeological sites in Cusco Region