Pirqa Pirqa, La Libertad

For the archaeological site in the Lima Region, Peru, see Pirqa Pirqa, Lima.

Pirqa Pirqa
Location	Peru, La Libertad Region, Bolívar Province
Region	Andes

Pirqa Pirqa (Quechua pirqa wall, the reduplication indicates that there is a group or a complex of something, "a complex of walls", hispanicized spelling Pirca Pirca) is an archaeological site in Peru. It is located in the La Libertad Region, Bolívar Province, Uchumarca District.^[1] Pirqa Pirqa was declared a National Cultural Heritage of Peru by the National Institute of Culture by Resolución Directoral Nacional No. 075-INC on December 30, 1998.^[1] The site lies on top of the mountain named Pirqa Pirqa.^[1]

References

1 2 3 mincetur.gob.pe "Complejo arqueológico de Pirca Pirca", retrieved on February 10, 2014

Archaeological sites in Peru

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