Maray Qalla

For the battle in Peru, see Battle of Maraycalla.
Maray Qalla

Maray Qalla
Location Peru, Ancash Region
Coordinates 9°04′43″S 77°14′23″W / 9.07861°S 77.23972°W / -9.07861; -77.23972Coordinates: 9°04′43″S 77°14′23″W / 9.07861°S 77.23972°W / -9.07861; -77.23972
History
Cultures Inca

Maray Qalla (Quechua maran, maray batan or grindstone, maray to tear down, to knock down, qalla carved stone, cobblestone; circular spindle disk; cheek,[1][2] also spelled Maraycalla, Maraycalle) is an archaeological site in Peru. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Carlos Fermín Fitzcarrald Province. Maray Qalla lies at a section of the Qhapaq Ñan, the Inca road system.[3][4]

References

  1. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  2. ↑ Qhichwa Suyup Simi Pirwan Diccionario de la Nación Quechua, Consejo Educativo de la Nación Quechua "CENAQ"
  3. ↑ Alexander Herrera, La Serpiente de Oro y los Inkas: La Ocupación Inka en el Alto Marañón y el Puerto Balsero de Pogtán, Boletín de Arqueología PZCP, No. 7, 2003, 189-215
  4. ↑ "Municipalidad provincial Carlos Fermín Fitzcarrald se compromete con puesta en uso social del Qhapaq Ñan". qhapaqnan.gob.pe. Retrieved February 13, 2015.


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