Inka Raqay or Inkaraqay (

Quechua Quechua may refer to: *Quechua people, several Indigenous ethnic groups in South America, especially in Peru *Quechuan languages, an Indigenous South American language family spoken primarily in the Andes, derived from a common ancestral language ...

''Inka''

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, ''raqay'' ruin, a demolished building; shed, storehouse or dormitory for the laborers of a farm; a generally old building without roof, only with walls) is a small archaeological complex in

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. It lies in the

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, Abancay Province, Cachora District. Inka Raqay is situated at a height of on the northern slope of Inka Wasi south of the archaeological site of

Choquequirao Choquequirao (possibly from Quechua ''chuqi'' metal, ''k'iraw'' crib, cot) is an Incan site in southern Peru, similar in structure and architecture to Machu Picchu. The ruins are buildings and terraces at levels above and below Sunch'u ...

, above the

Apurímac River The Apurímac River ( ; , ; from Quechua ''apu'' 'chief' and ''rimaq'' 'the one who speaks, oracle', thus 'the chief oracle') rises from glacial meltwater of the ridge of the Mismi, a mountain in the Arequipa Province in the south-western mo ...

. Link to sketch map showing the location of Inka Raqay

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Inka Raqay, Apurimac Archaeological sites in Peru Archaeological sites in the Department of Apurímac