Inti Watana, Intiwatana ( Quechua, hispanicized spelling ''Intihuatana'') or Pumaqucha (Quechua ''puma''

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, puma, ''qucha'' lake, "puma lake", hispanicized spellings ''Pomaccocha, Pomacocha, Pumacocha'') is an archaeological site in

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. It is located in the

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, Vischongo District, at the lake Pumaqucha ().mincetur.gob.pe
"Complejo Arqueológico De Pumacocha O Intiwatana", retrieved on February 9, 2014escale.minedu.gob.pe - Map of the Vilcas Huamán Province (Ayacucho Region) The site was declared a National Cultural Heritage of Peru by ''Resolución Directoral'' No. Nº 751/INC on July 27, 2001 .

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