The ruins of Kanamarka | |
Location | Peru, Cusco Region, Espinar Province |
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Coordinates | 14°45′45″S71°20′00″W / 14.76250°S 71.33333°W Coordinates: 14°45′45″S71°20′00″W / 14.76250°S 71.33333°W |
Kanamarka [1] or Kanamarca [2] (possibly from Quechua k'ana glowing, K'ana a Peruvian people, marka village) [3] is an archaeological site in Peru. [2] It is located in the Cusco Region, Espinar Province, Alto Pichigua District. [4]
Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the west by the Pacific Ocean. Peru is a megadiverse country with habitats ranging from the arid plains of the Pacific coastal region in the west to the peaks of the Andes mountains vertically extending from the north to the southeast of the country to the tropical Amazon Basin rainforest in the east with the Amazon river.
Espinar Province is one of thirteen provinces in the Cusco Region in the southern highlands of Peru.
Alto Pichigua District is one of eight districts of the Espinar Province in Peru.
Pichigua District is one of eight districts of the Espinar Province in Peru.
Vilcabamba District is one of fourteen districts of the La Convención Province in the Cusco Region in Peru. The capital of the province is the Centro Poblado Lucma, which has an elevation of 2,943 metres (9,656 ft). Vitcos was an important city of the Neo-Inca State (1537-1572). Its ruins are now preserved as Rosaspata and Nusta Hisp'ana.
Cusichaca River, is a river in Peru located in the Cusco Region, Urubamba Province, on the border of the districts Machupicchu and Ollantaytambo. Its waters flow to the Vilcanota River.
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Mawk'allaqta or Mawk'a Llaqta may refer to:
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Llamayuq is an archaeological site with tombs and rock paintings in Peru. It is situated in the Cusco Region, Calca Province, Calca District. The site lies at a height of about 4,000 metres (13,123 ft) on the slope of Llamayuq Q'asa, also known as Qucha Quyllur, in a valley called Wakan Wayq'u (Waqhanhuayq’o).
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