Usnu Muqu

Usnu Muqu
Location Peru, Apurímac Region
Coordinates 13°37′16″S 72°52′20″W / 13.62111°S 72.87222°W / -13.62111; -72.87222Coordinates: 13°37′16″S 72°52′20″W / 13.62111°S 72.87222°W / -13.62111; -72.87222

Usnu Muqu (Quechua usnu altar; a special platform for important celebrations, muqu hill,[1][2] "usnu hill", also spelled Usno Moqo, Usnomoqo) is an archaeological site in Peru. It is located in the Apurímac Region, Abancay Province, Tamburco District, near the main square of Tamburco.[3][4][5]

References

  1. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  2. ↑ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ "Usno Moqo". Retrieved October 29, 2015.
  4. ↑ Proyecto de Ley No. 4341/2014-CR
  5. ↑ José Luis Pino Matos, El Usno de Tamburco: vínculos de una plataforma ceremonial Incacon el paisaje local en la ruta del Chinchaysuyu. Apurímac, Investigaciones arqueológicas del Tahuantinsuyo, REvista Haucaypata
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