Intikancha (

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 ...

''inti'' sun, ''kancha'' enclosure, enclosed place, yard, a frame, or wall that encloses, "sun yard", Hispanicized spelling ''Inticancha'') is a

mountain A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited Summit (topography), summit area, and ...

with an

archaeological site An archaeological site is a place (or group of physical sites) in which evidence of past activity is preserved (either prehistoric or historic or contemporary), and which has been, or may be, investigated using the discipline of archaeology an ...

of the same name in the

Andes The Andes, Andes Mountains or Andean Mountains (; ) are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range is long, wide (widest between 18°S – 20°S ...

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, about high. 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 ...

Lampa Province Lampa province is a province of the Puno Region in Peru. Its population is about 40,856. The capital is Lampa. Geography The Sillapaka mountain range traverses the province. Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below: Po ...

Nicasio District Nicasio District is one of ten districts of the province Lampa in Peru. Ethnic groups The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (76.44%) learnt to ...

, and in the

San Román Province San Román is a province in the Puno Region of Peru. It borders the provinces of Lampa, Azángaro, Puno, Huancane, the Arequipa Province of the Arequipa Region and Moquegua Region's province of General Sánchez Cerro. Its capital is the city of ...

Juliaca District Juliaca District is one of four districts of the province San Román in Peru. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital''. Retrieved April 11, 2008. Its seat is Juliaca Juliaca (Quechua and ay, Hullaqa) ...

. The archaeological site of Intikancha was declared a National Cultural Heritage by ''Resolución Directoral Nacional'' No. 79.Patrimonio Cultural de la Nación (pdf) It lies south of the mountain and archaeological site of Pukarani.

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