Awkin Punta

Awkin Punta
Location Peru, Huánuco Region, Huamalíes Province
Region Andes
Height 3,932 m (12,900 ft)[1]

Awkin Punta (Quechua awki prince; a mythical figure of the Andean culture; grandfather, -n a suffix, local Quechua punta peak; ridge; first, before, in front of,[2][3][4][5] hispanicized spelling Auquin Punta) is an archaeological site with stone tombs (chullpa) in Peru located in the Huánuco Region, Huamalíes Province, Jacas Grande District. It is situated at a height of about 3,932 m (12,900 ft) above the village of Qarwapata (Carhuapata).[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Sitio arqueológico Auga Punta". mincetur. Retrieved May 11, 2014.
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  4. ↑ David Weber, A Grammar of Huallaga (Huánuco) Quechua, University of California Press, p. 185
  5. ↑ Vocabulario-Comparativo-Quechua-Ecuator-Quechua-Ancash


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