Wat'a, Cusco

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Wat'a
Location Peru
Region Cusco Region, Anta Province
Coordinates 13°20′49″S72°14′44″W / 13.34694°S 72.24556°W / -13.34694; -72.24556 Coordinates: 13°20′49″S72°14′44″W / 13.34694°S 72.24556°W / -13.34694; -72.24556

Wat'a (Quechua for island) [1] is an archaeological zone in Peru. It is situated in the Cusco Region, Anta Province, Huarocondo District, north of Huarocondo. [2] [3] The site consists of five sections, [3]

Saksaywaman Pata was declared a National Cultural Heritage of Peru by Resolución Directoral Nacional No. 519/INC- 2003. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  2. ↑ mincetur.gob.pe "Zona arqueológica de Wata" (in Spanish), retrieved on February 25, 2014
  3. 1 2 3 drc-cusco.gob.pe "Zonas y Sitios Arqueológicos de Anta" (in Spanish), retrieved on February 25, 2014
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