K'allapayuq Urqu (

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 ...

''k'allapa''

stretcher A stretcher, gurney, litter, or pram is an medical device, apparatus used for moving patients who require medical care. A basic type (cot or litter) must be carried by two or more people. A wheeled stretcher (known as a gurney, trolley, bed or ...

, ''yuq'' a

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to indicate ownership, ''urqu'' mountain, "the mountain with a stretcher", also spelled ''Callapayoc Orqo, Kallapayuq Orqo'') is an archaeological site in the

Ayacucho Region Ayacucho (), known as Huamanga from its creation in 1822 until 1825, is a department and region of Peru, located in the south-central Andes of the country. Its capital is the city of Ayacucho. The region was one of the hardest hit in the 1980 ...

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on top of a mountain of the same name. The

Chanka The Chanka (or Chanca) were an ethnic group living in Pre-Columbian South America, whose chiefdom was part of the Chanka "confederation": a loose defensive alliance of various chiefdoms, such as the Vilcas, the Huancas, the Chancas, and the ...

site lies in the La Mar Province, Anco District, between the communities of Uskhuqucha ''(Husjucocha, Osqoqocha, Uscoqocha)'' and Anchiway ''(Anchihuay)''. It is situated at a height of about .escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the La Mar Province (Ayacucho Region)

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Archaeological sites in Peru Archaeological sites in the Department of Ayacucho {{Peru-archaeology-stub