Inka Mach'ay (

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 ...

''inka''

Inca The Inca Empire (also known as the Incan Empire and the Inka Empire), called ''Tawantinsuyu'' by its subjects, ( Quechua for the "Realm of the Four Parts", "four parts together" ) was the largest empire in pre-Columbian America. The adm ...

, ''mach'ay'' cave, "Inca cave",Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary): ''inka.'' - ''s. Soberano, monarca, supremo jerarca del Tawantinsuyu.'' (''machay.'' - ''intr. Emborracharse. Embriagarse, ponerse beodo.'' / ''s. Huso repleto de hilo.'') Hispanicized spelling ''Incamachay, Inca Machay'') is an archaeological site in

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. It is situated in the

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, Ñahuimpuquio District.mincetur.gob.pe
"Sitio arqueológico Inka Machay", retrieved on February 2, 2014

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Inka Machay, Peru Archaeological sites in Peru Archaeological sites in Huancavelica Region

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