Intipanawin or Intipa Ñawin (

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''inti'' sun, ''ñawi'' eye, ''-pa'', ''-n''

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es, "eye of the sun", also spelled ''Intipanawin'') is an archaeological site and the name of a mountain with rock paintings in

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, Pacllon District, at a height of about . Beside the painting of the eye of the sun there are also paintings of llamas nearby which draw the attention.

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Archaeological sites in the Department of Ancash Archaeological sites in Peru Rock art in South America {{Peru-archaeology-stub