Inka Raqay, Ayacucho

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Alternative nameAllqu Willka
Location Peru, Ayacucho Region
Region Andes
Coordinates Coordinates: 12°59′32″S74°12′30″W / 12.9923°S 74.2082°W / -12.9923; -74.2082

Inka Raqay (Quechua Inka Inca, raqay ruin, a demolished building; shed, storehouse or dormitory for the laborers of a farm; a generally old building without roof, only with walls) [1] hispanicized spelling Incaraqay) or Allqu Willka(Allcuhuillca, Alkowillka) is an archaeological site in the Ayacucho Region in Peru. It is located in the Huanta Province, Iguain District, on top of the mountain named Allqu Willka. [2] [3] [4]

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References

  1. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch [Quechua-English dictionary](PDF). La Paz, Bolivia.
  2. Lidio M. Valdez, J. Ernesto Valdez, Los Sistemas de Almacenamiento Inka de Tinyaq, Ayacucho, Perú, Bull. Inst. fr. études andines 2000, 29 (1): 13-27
  3. Gobierno Regional de Ayacucho, Plan de Desarrollo Turístico de la Región Ayacucho 2004 – 2014, Aprobado mediante Ordenanza de Consejo Regional N° 03 - 04 - GRA/PRES
  4. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huanta Province (Ayacucho Region)