Cutimbo (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 ...

for giant armadillo)Fabián Potosí C. et al., ''Ministerio de Educación del Ecuador: Kichwa Yachakukkunapa Shimiyuk Kamu, Runa Shimi - Mishu Shimi, Mishu Shimi - Runa Shimi''. Quito (DINEIB, Ecuador) 2009. (Kichwa-Spanish dictionary), p. 86. ''kutimpu: armadillo grande''. is an archaeological site with stone tombs (''

chullpa A ''chullpa'' is an ancient Aymara funerary tower originally constructed for a noble person or noble family. ''Chullpas'' are found across the Altiplano in Peru and Bolivia. The tallest are about high. The tombs at Sillustani are most famou ...

'') and cave paintings 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 located in the

Puno Region Puno () is a department and region in southeastern Peru. It is the fifth largest department in Peru, after Cuzco, Madre de Dios, Ucayali, and Loreto. It is bordered by Bolivia on the east, the departments of Madre de Dios on the north, Cusco ...

Puno Province Puno is a province in the Puno Region, in southeastern Peru. It borders the provinces of Huancane, San Román, El Collao and the Moquegua Region's province of General Sánchez Cerro. Its capital is the city of Puno, which is located at the e ...

Pichacani District Pichacani (hispanicized spelling) or Pichaqani (Aymara ''pichaqa'' a big needle, ''-ni'' a suffix, "the one with a big needle") is one of fifteen districts of the Puno Province in the Puno Region in Peru. Geography Some of the highest mountai ...

. The site was declared a National Cultural Heritage ''(Patrimonio Cultural)'' of Peru by the National Institute of Culture.

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Archaeological sites in Puno Region Archaeological sites in Peru Rock art in South America Tombs in Peru {{Puno-geo-stub

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