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K'allapayuq Urqu ( Quechua ''k'allapa'' stretcher, ''yuq'' a
suffix In linguistics, a suffix is an affix which is placed after the stem of a word. Common examples are case endings, which indicate the grammatical case of nouns, adjectives, and verb endings, which form the conjugation of verbs. Suffixes can carry ...
to indicate ownership, ''urqu'' mountain, "the mountain with a stretcher", also spelled ''Callapayoc Orqo, Kallapayuq Orqo'') is an archaeological site 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 ...
in Peru on top of a mountain of the same name. The Chanka site lies in the
La Mar Province La Mar Province is a province in the north-east corner of the Ayacucho Region, Peru. It was created on March 30, 1861. Geography One of the highest mountains of the province is Rasuwillka at approximately . Other mountains are listed below: ...
, Anco District, between the communities of Uskhuqucha ''(Husjucocha, Osqoqocha, Uscoqocha)'' and Anchiway ''(Anchihuay)''. It is situated at a height of about .escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the La Mar Province (Ayacucho Region)


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Archaeological sites in Peru Archaeological sites in Ayacucho Region Mountains of Peru Mountains of Ayacucho Region {{SouthAm-archaeology-stub