Cochabamba (archaeological site)

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Cochabamba [1] (possibly from Quechua qucha lake, pampa a large plain) [2] is an archaeological site of the Inca period in Peru. It is situated in the Amazonas Region, Chachapoyas Province, Chuquibamba District, near the village of Chuquibamba. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Complejo Arqueológico Cochabamba". mincetur. Archived from the original on March 29, 2014. Retrieved March 28, 2014.
  2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)

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