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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 ...
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Teodoro Marka M., Nociónes Basicas de Lengua Aymara, p. 21 Hispanicized spelling ''Tanca Tanca'', also ''Tanka Tanka'') or Tanka Tanka (Aymara ''tanka'' hat or biretta, the reduplication indicates that there is a group of something, "many hats (or birettas)") is an archaeological site in
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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 ...
, Chucuito Province,
Zepita District Zepita (from Aymara Sipita) is one of seven districts of the Chucuito Province in Puno Region, Peru. Geography One of the highest peaks of the district is Qhapiya at . Other mountains are listed below: Ethnic groups The people in the dis ...
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"Complejo arqueológico de Tanka Tanka", retrieved on January 27, 2014
The site was declared a National Cultural Heritage ''(Patrimonio Cultural)'' of Peru.


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Archaeological sites in Puno Region Archaeological sites in Peru {{Peru-geo-stub