Mirq'imarka (
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 ...
''mirq'i'' old, broken, destroyed, ''marka'' village,
[Ludovico Bertonio, Aymara-Spanish dictionary (transcription)] "old or destroyed village", Hispanicized and mixed spellings ''Merquemarca, Merke Marka, Merquemarka'') is an archaeological site in
Peru
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. 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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Moho Province
Moho Province is a province of the Puno Region in Peru.
Political division
The province measures and is divided into four districts:
Ethnic groups
The people in the province are mainly indigenous citizens of Aymara descent. Aymara is the l ...
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Moho District
Moho District is one of four districts of the province Moho in Peru.
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Aymara descent. Aymara is the language which the majority of the population (80.47%) learnt to speak ...
.
[mincetur.gob.pe]
"Sitio arqueológico Merquemarka", retrieved on January 25, 2014 The site was declared a National Cultural Heritage ''(Patrimonio Cultural)'' of Peru by the National Institute of Culture.
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References
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Archaeological sites in Peru
Archaeological sites in Puno Region