Choquequirao Puquio (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, every kind of precious metal / gold (crip, cot, ''pukyu''

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 archaeological 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 ...

. It is situated in the Cusco Region,

Cusco Province Cusco Province is the smallest of thirteen provinces in the Cusco Region in the southern highlands of Peru. Geography Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below: Political division The province is divided into eight distri ...

, San Sebastián District, north of San Sebastián.ofi.mef.gob.pe
"Fortalecimiento de la actividad turística rural en las comunidades capesinas de Yuncaypata y Salkantay, del distrito de Cusco, Provincia de Cusco - Cusco" (in Spanish), retrieved on February 15, 2014

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Choquequirao Puquio Archaeological sites in Peru Archaeological sites in Cusco Region

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