Pumamarka ( Aymara and Quechua ''puma''

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, puma, ''marka'' village,Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe, Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, Quechua – Castellano, Castellano – Quechua (Quechua-Spanish dictionary) "puma village", is an archaeological park in Peru. It is located in the

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, Cusco Province, San Sebastián District, on the left side of the river Pumamarka.mincetur.gob.pe
"Sitio arqueológico de Pumamarka", retrieved on January 24, 2014 The site was declared a National Cultural Heritage ''(Patrimonio Cultural)'' of Peru by the National Institute of Culture.

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