Yuraq Mach'ay

For the mountain in the Huancavelica Region, Peru, see Yuraq Mach'ay (Huancavelica).
Yuraq Mach'ay
Location Peru, Pasco Region, Daniel Alcides Carrión Province
Region Andes
Height 3,991 metres (13,094 ft)

Yuraq Mach'ay (Quechua yuraq white, mach'ay cave,[1] "white cave", hispanicized spelling Yuracmachay) is an archaeological site with rock paintings in Peru. It lies in the Pasco Region, Daniel Alcides Carrión Province, Chacayan District.[2] Yuraq Mach'ay is situated at a height of 3,991 metres (13,094 ft) on the slope of Pukara, north of the city of Cerro de Pasco.

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References

  1. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  2. "Petroglifos de Yuracmachay". mincetur. Retrieved March 21, 2014.


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