Pirqa Pirqa, Lima

For the archaeological site in the La Libertad Region, Peru, see Pirqa Pirqa, La Libertad.
Pirqa Pirqa
Location Peru, Lima Region, Yauyos Province
Region Andes
Coordinates 12°4′25″S 76°00′34″W / 12.07361°S 76.00944°W / -12.07361; -76.00944Coordinates: 12°4′25″S 76°00′34″W / 12.07361°S 76.00944°W / -12.07361; -76.00944

Pirqa Pirqa (Aymara and Quechua pirqa wall,[1][2] the reduplication indicates that there is a group or a complex of something, "a group of walls", Hispanicized spelling Pirca Pirca) is an archaeological site in Peru. It is located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, Tanta District. Pirqa Pirqa was declared a National Cultural Heritage of Peru by Resolución Viceministerial No. 011-2013-VMPCIC-MC on February 7, 2013.[3] It lies north of the lake Pawqarqucha.[4]

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References

  1. Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary)
  2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. Sistema Peruano de Información Jurídica, Resolución Viceministerial No. 011-2013-VMPCIC-MC
  4. "El "Santuario de Pariacaca"". Cesár W. Astuahuamán Gonzales. Retrieved July 18, 2014.


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