Inti Watana, Intiwatana (

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, 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

Ayacucho Region Ayacucho () is a department and region of Peru, located in the south-central Andes of the country. Its capital is the city of Ayacucho. The region was one of the hardest hit in the 1980s during the guerrilla war waged by Shining Path known as ...

Vilcas Huamán Province Vilcas Huamán (from Quechua Willka Waman) is a province in the eastern part of the Ayacucho Region in Peru. Boundaries *North: Huamanga Province *East: Apurímac Region *South: Sucre Province *West: Cangallo Province and Víctor Fajardo Prov ...

Vischongo District Vischongo District is one of eight districts of the Vilcas Huamán Province in Peru. Geography One of the highest mountains of the district is Hatun Rumi at approximately . Other mountains are listed below: Ethnic groups The people in the ...

, 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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{{DEFAULTSORT:Inti Watana, Ayacucho Archaeological sites in Peru Archaeological sites in Ayacucho Region

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