Pilluchu

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Pilluchu
Location Peru, Ayacucho Region
Region Andes
Coordinates 13°41′03″S73°58′53″W / 13.68417°S 73.98139°W / -13.68417; -73.98139 Coordinates: 13°41′03″S73°58′53″W / 13.68417°S 73.98139°W / -13.68417; -73.98139
Height 3,800 metres (12,467 ft)

Pilluchu (also spelled Pillucho) is an archaeological site in the Ayacucho Region in Peru on top of a mountain of the same name. It lies in the Vilcas Huamán Province, Vilcas Huamán District, southwest of Vilcashuamán. It is situated at a height of about 3,800 m (12,467 ft). [1] [2] [3]

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References

  1. ↑ 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
  2. ↑ Frank Meddens, Cirilo Vivanco Pomacanchari, The Chanca Confederation; Political Myth and Archeological Reality, Xama 15-18, 2002-2005: 73-99, Mendoza, Argentina, ISSN 0327-1250, p. 79
  3. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Vilcas Huamán Province (Ayacucho Region)


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