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Kenko, Qenqo or Q'inq'uJaime Barrientos Quispe, Freddy Velásquez Pari, Institución Educativa "Alfonso Torres Luna" de Acora, Avenida Antonio Raymondi 135-Acora, ''Guía didáctica, Patrimonio cultural y natural de Acora, Educando para la memoria, Guía didáctica para estudiantes del primer grado de secundaria'', p. 14 (in Spanish) (possibly
Aymara Aymara may refer to: Languages and people * Aymaran languages, the second most widespread Andean language ** Aymara language, the main language within that family ** Central Aymara, the other surviving branch of the Aymara(n) family, which today ...
for "twisted, bent")Ludovico Bertonio, Aymara-Spanish dictionary (transcription) or also Inka Anatawi is an archaeological site in
Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Seal of the State , other_symbol_type = Seal (emblem), National seal , national_motto = "Fi ...
. 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 ...
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Puno Province Puno is a province in the Puno Region, in southeastern Peru. It borders the provinces of Huancane, San Román, El Collao and the Moquegua Region's province of General Sánchez Cerro. Its capital is the city of Puno, which is located at the edg ...
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Acora District Acora District is one of fifteen districts of the Puno Province in the Puno Region, Peru. History The city of Acora and the lands that are now part of the district were once the seat of the Caciques Catacora. Acora District was created by Law ...
, at an elevation of about .mincetur.gob.pe
"Sitio arqueológico de Qenqo", retrieved on January 24, 2014
The site was declared a National Cultural Heritage ''(Patrimonio Cultural)'' of Peru by the
National Institute of Culture The 'National Institute of Culture of Peru (INC) is a government organization under the authority of the Ministry of Education. Its headquarters are located in the city of Lima and its rector is Cecilia Bákula. Objectives The institute's objectiv ...
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See also

Molloko Molloko (possibly from Aymara for round, round head and swirl)see: ''mulluq'u'' (2) and ''cabeza redonda'' is an archaeological site in Peru. It is located in the Puno Region, Puno Province Puno is a province in the Puno Region, in southeaste ...


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Archaeological sites in Puno Region Archaeological sites in Peru {{Puno-geo-stub