Awqa Punta

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Awqa Punta
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Location Peru, Huánuco Region, Huamalíes Province
Region Andes
Coordinates 9°16′8.61″S76°42′24.48″W / 9.2690583°S 76.7068000°W / -9.2690583; -76.7068000 Coordinates: 9°16′8.61″S76°42′24.48″W / 9.2690583°S 76.7068000°W / -9.2690583; -76.7068000
Height 3,700 m (12,100 ft) [1]

Awqa Punta (Quechua awqa enemy, opponent, rival; hostile, local Quechua punta peak; ridge; first, before, in front of, [2] [3] [4] hispanicized spelling Auga Punta) is an archaeological site in Peru located in the Huánuco Region, Huamalíes Province, Jircan District. It is situated at a height of about 3,700 m (12,100 ft) on a mountain named Hirkan (Jircán), near the village of Urpish. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Sitio arqueológico Auga Punta". mincetur. Archived from the original on May 12, 2014. Retrieved May 11, 2014.
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ David Weber, A Grammar of Huallaga (Huánuco) Quechua, University of California Press, p. 185
  4. ↑ Vocabulario-Comparativo-Quechua-Ecuator-Quechua-Ancash


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