Mullu Q'awa (
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 ...
''mullu'' colored stone like a
coral
Corals are marine invertebrates within the class Anthozoa of the phylum Cnidaria. They typically form compact colonies of many identical individual polyps. Coral species include the important reef builders that inhabit tropical oceans and ...
with which they make necklaces, ''q'awa'' little river, ditch, crevice, fissure, gap in the earth,
hispanicized spellings ''Molloqhawa, Muyuqhawa'') is an archaeological site in
Peru
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on a mountain of that name. It is located in the
Cusco Region,
Espinar Province
Espinar Province is one of thirteen provinces in the Cusco Region in the southern highlands of Peru.
Geography
Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below:escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Espinar Province (Cusco Region) ...
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Alto Pichigua District. It lies near the village of Mullu Q'awa ''(Molloccahua, Molloqhawa)''.
It is situated on top of the mountain at a height of about .
The site was declared a National Cultural Heritage ''(Patrimonio Cultural)'' by Resolution No. 954-2010- INC on April 27, 2010.
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Archaeological sites in Peru
Archaeological sites in Cusco Region
Mountains of Peru
Mountains of Cusco Region