Viracochapampa

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Viracochapampa
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Alternative nameWiracochapampa
LocationFlag of Peru.svg  Peru
Huamachuco, La Libertad
Coordinates 7°47′15.6″S78°02′47.4″W / 7.787667°S 78.046500°W / -7.787667; -78.046500
History
Periods Middle Horizon
Cultures Wari culture

Viracochapampa, [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] Huiracochapampa, or Wiracochapampa [6] [7] (possibly from Quechua wiraqucha: mister, sir, gentleman, god; or Wiracocha : one of the greatest Andean divinities; and pampa: plain) [8] is an archaeological site with the remains of a building complex of ancient Peru of pre-Inca times. It was one of the administrative centers of the Wari culture. Viracochapampa is located about 3.5 km north of Huamachuco in the region of La Libertad at an elevation of 3,070 metres (10,072 ft).

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Chronology

The site was occupied from the late Middle Horizon 1B time to the first decades of period 2A, according to the chronology established by Dorothy Menzel, taking as reference the classic division of Horizons and Intermediate by John Rowe. These correspond to the 7th and 8th centuries of our era.

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References

  1. ↑ Quilter, Jeffrey (2013). The Ancient Central Andes. Routledge. pp. 222–223. ISBN   9781317935230.
  2. ↑ Peru 1:100 000, Cajabamba (16-g). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú).
  3. ↑ Quilter, Jeffrey (2012). The Civilization of the Incas. The Rosen Publishing Group. p. 114. ISBN   9781448885053.
  4. ↑ Isbell, William Harris; McEwan, Gordon Francis; Oaks, Dumbarton (1991). Huari Administrative Structure: Prehistoric Monumental Architecture and State Government. Dumbarton Oaks. pp. 141–153. ISBN   9780884021865.
  5. ↑ Silverman, Helaine; Isbell, William (2008). Handbook of South American Archaeology. Springer Science & Business Media. pp. 742–766. ISBN   9780387749075.
  6. ↑ "SITIO ARQUEOLÓGICO WIRACOCHAPAMPA". Inventario Turístico de Perú. MINCETUR. Retrieved 2017-05-29.[ permanent dead link ]
  7. ↑ Box, Ben; Murphy, Alan (2001). Peru Handbook: The Travel Guide. Footprint. p. 434. ISBN   9781900949842.
  8. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary), p. 136 (see wiraqucha) and p. 209 (see wiracocha)

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