Mawk'allaqta, also Mawk'a Llaqta[1] (Quechua mawk'a ancient, llaqta place (village, town, city, country, nation),[2] "ancient place", hispanicized spellings Maukallacta, Maukallaqta, Mauk'allaqta) is an archaeological site in Peru. It is located in the Cusco Region, Espinar Province, on the border of the districts Coporaque and Suykutambo. Mawk'allaqta is situated on the banks of the Hank'amayu and the Apurímac River[3][4] at a height of 3,915 metres (12,844 ft).[5]
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| Location | Peru, Cusco Region, Espinar Province |
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| Region | Andes |
| Coordinates | 14°55′30″S 71°33′58″W / 14.92500°S 71.56611°W |
See also
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edit- ^ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005: Mawk'a Llaqta
- ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary): mawk'a, thanta - adj. Usado, -da. Gastado y deslucido por el uso. || Antiguo, lo que ya pasó de moda. Mawk'a. llaqta - s País. Nación, región, provincia o territorio, pueblo pequeño. || s. Nación. Conjunto de los habitantes de un territorio. || s. Patria. Lugar, ciudad o país en que se ha nacido. || s. Pueblo. || s. Urbe. Ciudad, en especial populosa.
- ^ mincetur.gob.pe Archived 2014-02-20 at the Wayback Machine mincetur.gob.pe "Zona Arqueológica de Maukallaqta" (in Spanish)
- ^ rupestreweb.info Rainer Hostnig, Pinturas rupestres arcaicas de la provincia de Espinar, Cusco (in Spanish, abstract in English)
- ^ perutoptours.com Complejo Arqueológico de Maukallaqta - Mauk'allacta - Maukallacta (in Spanish)
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