Mawk'allaqta, Espinar

This article is about the archaeological site in the Cusco Region, Peru. For other uses, see Mawk'allaqta (disambiguation).
Mawk'allaqta
Location Peru, Cusco Region, Espinar Province
Region Andes
Coordinates 14°55′30″S 71°33′58″W / 14.92500°S 71.56611°W / -14.92500; -71.56611Coordinates: 14°55′30″S 71°33′58″W / 14.92500°S 71.56611°W / -14.92500; -71.56611

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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References

  1. ↑ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005: Mawk'a Llaqta
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ mincetur.gob.pe mincetur.gob.pe "Zona Arqueológica de Maukallaqta" (in Spanish)
  4. ↑ rupestreweb.info Rainer Hostnig, Pinturas rupestres arcaicas de la provincia de Espinar, Cusco (in Spanish, abstract in English)
  5. ↑ perutoptours.com Complejo Arqueológico de Maukallaqta - Mauk'allacta - Maukallacta (in Spanish)


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