Mawk'allaqta, Paruro

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Mawk'allaqta
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Alternative nameMaukallaqta
Location Paccaritambo, Paruro, Cusco, Peru
Region Andes
Coordinates 13°42′17″S71°58′05″W / 13.70472°S 71.96806°W / -13.70472; -71.96806
Altitude3,397 m (11,145 ft) [1]
History
Cultures Inca
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Mawk'allaqta or Mawk'a Llaqta [2] (Quechua mawk'a ancient, llaqta place (village, town, city, country, nation), [3] "ancient place", hispanicized and mixed spellings Mauka Llacta, Mauka Llaqta, Maukallaqta) is an archaeological site in Peru. It is located in the Cusco Region, Paruro Province, Paccaritambo District, [4] near Mullipampa (Mollebamba). [5]

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References

  1. "Zona Arqueológica De Maukallaqta". consultasenlinea.mincetur.gob.pe (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-10-14.
  2. Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005: Mawk'a Llaqta
  3. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary): mawk'a, thanta - adj. Usado, -da. Gastado y deslucido por el uso. || Antiguo, lo que ya pasó de moda. Mawk'a.llaqta - s País. Nación, región, provincia o territorio, pueblo pequeño. || s. Nación. Conjunto de los habitantes de un territorio. || s. Patria. Lugar, ciudad o país en que se ha nacido. || s. Pueblo. || s. Urbe. Ciudad, en especial populosa.
  4. mincetur.gob.pe Archived 2014-02-20 at the Wayback Machine mincetur.gob.pe "Zona Arqueológica de Mauka Llaqta" (in Spanish)
  5. maukallaqtacusconet "Maukallaqta la Ciudad de los Hermanos Ayar" (in Spanish)