Tanqa Tanqa

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Tanqa Tanqa
Location Peru, Puno Region
Region Andes
Coordinates Coordinates: 16°35′12″S69°15′12″W / 16.58667°S 69.25333°W / -16.58667; -69.25333

Tanqa Tanqa (Aymara for beetle, [1] Hispanicized spelling Tanca Tanca, also Tanka Tanka) or Tanka Tanka (Aymara tanka hat or biretta, [2] the reduplication indicates that there is a group of something, "many hats (or birettas)") is an archaeological site in Peru. It is located in the Puno Region, Chucuito Province, Zepita District. [3] The site was declared a National Cultural Heritage (Patrimonio Cultural) of Peru. [3]

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References

  1. scribd.com Teodoro Marka M., Nociónes Basicas de Lengua Aymara, p. 21
  2. Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary)
  3. 1 2 mincetur.gob.pe Archived 2014-02-04 at the Wayback Machine "Complejo arqueológico de Tanka Tanka", retrieved on January 27, 2014