Wiraqucha Pirqa (
Quechua "wall of Viracocha") is an archaeological site in
Peru
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. It is located in the
Huancavelica Region
Huancavelica () is a department and region in Peru with an area of and a population of 347,639 ( 2017 census). The capital is the city Huancavelica. The region is bordered by the departments of Lima and Ica in the west, Junín in the north, ...
, Huaytara Province,
Quito-Arma District, at a height of . There is a little pre-Hispanic town and a stone forest containing caves with cave paintings.
[Comisión de Cultura y Patrimonio Cultural , Periodo anual de sesiones 2013-2014, Dictamen No. 03, p. 6 Complejo arqueológico Wiraqucha Pirqa]
See also
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Inka Wasi
References
Archaeological sites in Peru
Archaeological sites in Huancavelica Region
Rock art in South America
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