Pumawasi (
Quechua
Quechua may refer to:
*Quechua people, several indigenous ethnic groups in South America, especially in Peru
*Quechuan languages, a Native South American language family spoken primarily in the Andes, derived from a common ancestral language
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Quechua
Quechua may refer to:
*Quechua people, several indigenous ethnic groups in South America, especially in Peru
*Quechuan languages, a Native South American language family spoken primarily in the Andes, derived from a common ancestral language
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''puma''
cougar, puma, ''wasi'' house,
[Teofilo Laime Acopa, Diccionario Bilingüe, Iskay simipi yuyay k'ancha, Quechua – Castellano, Castellano – Quechua (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)] "puma house") is a rocky cave with pre-Columbian rock-art in
Peru
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. It is situated in the
Cusco Region,
Anta Province
Anta Province is one of thirteen provinces in the Cusco Region in the southern highlands of Peru.
Geography
The Willkapampa mountain range traverses the province. The highest peak of the province is Sallqantay at . Other mountains are listed ...
,
Chinchaypujio District
Chinchaypujio (from Quechua Chinchay Pukyu, ''"Oncilla Spring";'' colloquially ''"Chincha"'') is one of nine districts of the Anta Province in Peru and about 2 hours outside of Cusco. Its capital, Chinchaypujio, hosts a weekly market ''(Mercado Fer ...
. Pumawasi lies in the north of the district, west of the mountain Yuraqqaqa ''(Yurajaja, Yurajqaqa)''.
The cave is about deep, and measures about at its widest point. It was used as a burial ground, among other uses, as evidenced by human bone remains.
See also
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Killarumiyuq
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Tampukancha
Tampukancha ( Quechua, '' tampu'' inn, ''kancha'' enclosure, enclosed place, yard, a frame, or wall that encloses, Hispanicized ''Tambocancha'', also ''Tambokancha'') is an ancient Incan religious center located in Peru. It is located in the Cusc ...
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Qollmay
References
Archaeological sites in Cusco Region
Archaeological sites in Peru
Caves of Peru
Rock art in South America
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