Usqunta

Usqunta
Location	Peru, Ayacucho Region, Lucanas Province
Region	Andes
Coordinates	14°17′45″S74°11′08″W / 14.29583°S 74.18556°W Coordinates: 14°17′45″S74°11′08″W / 14.29583°S 74.18556°W

Last updated April 08, 2019

Usqunta (also spelled Oscconta, Osqonta or Uscunta) is an archaeological site in the Ayacucho Region in Peru. It was declared a National Cultural Heritage by Resolución Directoral National No. 024/INC on January 12, 2009.^[1] Usqunta is located in the Lucanas Province, on the border of the districts of Aucara, Cabana and Lucanas. It is situated on a mountain of that name (also spelled Osconta or Usjunta) which reaches about 4,400 m (14,436 ft) above sea level.^[2]

Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the west by the Pacific Ocean. Peru is a megadiverse country with habitats ranging from the arid plains of the Pacific coastal region in the west to the peaks of the Andes mountains vertically extending from the north to the southeast of the country to the tropical Amazon Basin rainforest in the east with the Amazon river.

Lucanas Province Province in Ayacucho, Peru

Lucanas is the largest province in the Ayacucho Region in Peru. Its seat is Puquio.

The prehispanic sites named Usqunta I and Usqunta II are also known as Inti Watana II and Inti Watana III.^[1]

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References

1 2 Resolución Viceministerial No. 459-2011-VMPCIC-MC
↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Lucanas Province 2 (Ayacucho Region)

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[vice-1] 1 2 Resolución Viceministerial No. 459-2011-VMPCIC-MC

[2] scale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Lucanas Province 2 (Ayacucho Region)