Hatun Uchku (

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''hatun'' big, ''uchku'' hole, pit "big hole" or "big pit", hispanicized spelling ''Jatun Uchco'') is a cave with archaeological and paleontological remains in

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. It was declared a National Cultural Heritage by ''Resolución Directoral'' No. 441/INC on May 23, 2002. Hatun Uchku is situated 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 ...

, Ambo Province, Ambo District, about 500 m south of the main square of Ambo, at a height of .

References

Cueva de Jatun Uchco
Groupe Spéléo Bagnols Marcoule. Retrieved April 27, 2014. Caves of Peru Archaeological sites in Huánuco Region Archaeological sites in Peru {{SouthAm-archaeology-stub