Mawk'allaqta, La Unión

This article is about the archaeological site in the Cusco Region, Peru. For other uses, see Mawk'allaqta (disambiguation).
Mawk'allaqta
Location Peru, Arequipa Region, La Unión Province
Region Andes

Mawk'allaqta, also Mawk'a Llaqta[1] (Quechua mawk'a ancient, llaqta place (village, town, city, country, nation),[2] "ancient place", hispanicized spelling Maukallakta) is an archaeological site in Peru. It is located in the Arequipa Region, La Unión Province, Puyca District, near Puyca.[3]

Mawk'allaqta is the largest and most important archaeological complex of the Cotahuasi valley. It is situated within the Cotahuasi Subbasin Landscape Reserve.[3]

See also

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. 1 2 mincetur.gob.pe mincetur.gob.pe "Ciudadela Arqueológica de Maukallakta" (in Spanish)

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