Choquepuquio

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Choquepuquio
LocationHuacarpay, Quispicanchi Province, Cusco Region, Peru
Region Andes
History
FoundedApproximately 400 CE
AbandonedApproximately 1530 CE
Cultures Wari

Choquepuquio [1] [2] [3] (possibly from Quechua chuqi metal, gold (Aymara), every kind of precious metal, pukyu spring, well) [4] [5] [6] is an ancient Wari site in Peru in the valley of Cusco. These extensive ruins are situated in the Quispicanchi Province, Lucre District, near the village of Huacarpay and the homonymous lake. [7]

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The site dates back to c. 400 CE and lasted into the Colonial Period before its abandonment around 1530 CE.

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References

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  2. Hyslop, John (2014). Inka Settlement Planning. University of Texas Press. pp. 20–21. ISBN   9780292762640.
  3. Bauer, Brian S. (2014). The Development of the Inca State. University of Texas Press. p. 42. ISBN   9780292717725.
  4. Ludovico Bertonio, Aymara-Spanish dictionary (transcription): Chuqi - Oro, el mas rico metal.
  5. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary): chuqi - s. Oro puro, oro fino.pukyu, juturi - s. Fuente. Manantial.pukyu, p'unqu - s. Pozo. Hoyo en la tierra.
  6. Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (5-vowel-system): choqe - s. metal. (Del aymara). Oro fino. / Todo metal precioso. / Nombre genérico del metal.pukyu - s. Manante, manatial, ojo o boca de las aguas subterráneas.
  7. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine : "Choque Puquio". YouTube .