Killa Mach'ay ( Quechua ''killa'' moon, ''mach'ay'' cave, "moon cave", also spelled ''Killa Machay, Killamachay, Quillamachay'') is an archaeological site with rock paintings and

petroglyph A petroglyph is an image created by removing part of a rock surface by incising, picking, carving, or abrading, as a form of rock art. Outside North America, scholars often use terms such as "carving", "engraving", or other descriptions ...

s in

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. It is situated in the

Huancavelica Region Huancavelica () is a department and region in Peru with an area of and a population of 347,639 ( 2017 census). The capital is the city Huancavelica. The region is bordered by the departments of Lima and Ica in the west, Junín in the north, ...

, Acobamba Province, Acobamba District. The site consists of caves with images of llamas, lines and people. It is situated at a height of .

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