Mawk'allaqta, also Mawk'a Llaqta (
Quechua ''mawk'a'' ancient, ''llaqta'' place (village, town, city, country, nation), "ancient place", hispanicized spellings ''Maukallacta, Maukallaqta, Mauk'allaqta'') is an archaeological site in
Peru
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. It is located in the
Cusco Region
Cusco, also spelled Cuzco (; qu, Qusqu suyu ), is a department and region in Peru and is the fourth largest department in the country, after Madre de Dios, Ucayali, and Loreto. It borders the departments of Ucayali on the north; Madre de D ...
,
Espinar Province, on the border of the districts
Coporaque and
Suykutambo. Mawk'allaqta is situated on the banks of the Hank'amayu and the
Apurímac River at a height of .
perutoptours.com
Complejo Arqueológico de Maukallaqta - Mauk'allacta - Maukallacta (in Spanish)
See also
* Taqrachullu
Taqrachullu, Pukara Taqrachullu, T'akrachullu, Pukara T'akrachullu (Quechua language, Quechua ''t'akra'' uncultivated land, an infertile or rocky piece of land, ''chullu'' spur of land which ends in the confluence of two rivers / something soake ...
References
Archaeological sites in Peru
Archaeological sites in Cusco Region
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