Inka Mach'ay, Bolivia

For the archaeological site in Peru, see Inka Mach'ay, Peru.
Inka Mach'ay

Cave paintings of Inka Mach'ay
Location Bolivia
Region Chuquisaca Department, Oropeza Province
Height 3,510 metres (11,516 ft)[1]

Inka Mach'ay (Quechua inka Inca, mach'ay cave, "Inca cave",[2][3] hispanicized spellings Incamachay, Inca Machay) is an archaeological site in Bolivia. It is situated in the Chuquisaca Department, Oropeza Province,[4] Chuquisaca Municipality, at a height of 3,510 metres (11,516 ft). Inka Mach'ay was declared a National Monument on May 27, 1958, by Supreme Decrete No. 4954.[4]

References

  1. ↑ siarb-bolivia.org "Archaeological parks", retrieved on February 2, 2014
  2. ↑ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary): Inka - Monarca, rey, emperador, jefe supremo del Imperio del Tawantinsuyu. Mach'ay - s. Cueva, caverna, glorieta, socavón, gruta natural o artificial. (Machay - v. Embriagarse, emborracharse. (English: "to get drunk"))
  3. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary): inka. - s. Soberano, monarca, supremo jerarca del Tawantinsuyu. (machay. - intr. Emborracharse. Embriagarse, ponerse beodo. / s. Huso repleto de hilo.)
  4. 1 2 bolivia.com Viceministerio de Desarollo de las Culturas, Bolivia, "Patrimonio Cultural, Monumentos Nacionales Declarados por el Estado Boliviano"

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