Kunturmarka, Ayacucho

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Kunturmarka
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Lavadero de la virgen (washing place of the virgin) at Kunturmarka
Location Peru, Ayacucho Region, Huanta Province
Region Andes

Kunturmarka (Quechua kuntur condor, marka village / storey, [1] [2] Hispanicized spelling Condormarca) is an archaeological site in Peru. It is situated in the Ayacucho Region, Huanta Province, Huamanguilla District. [3]

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References

  1. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe, Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, Quechua – Castellano, Castellano – Quechua (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  2. Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. Investigación, Universidad Nacional de San Cristóbal de Huamanga, Oficina General de Investigación e Innovación, Vol. 18 Número 2 - 2010, p. 84, Ayacucho, Peru