Runayuq

Runayuq
Location	Peru
Region	Huancavelica Region, Huaytará Province
Height	3,400 m (11,200 ft)

Last updated February 19, 2019

Runayuq (Quechua runa person (woman, man or child), -yuq a suffix,^[1] "the one with a man (or people)", Hispanicized Runayoc) is an archaeological site in Peru on a mountain of that name. It is situated in the Huancavelica Region, Huaytará Province, Huaytará District. The ruins of Runayuq are situated at a height of about 3,400 m (11,200 ft).^[2]

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References

↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
↑ "Restos de Runayoc". mincetur. Archived from the original on August 7, 2016. Retrieved August 22, 2015.

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[1] Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)

[mincetur-2] "Restos de Runayoc". mincetur. Archived from the original on August 7, 2016. Retrieved August 22, 2015.