Ninamarca
Ninamarca (possibly from Quechua nina fire, marka village, "fire village")[1] is an archaeological site in Peru.[1] It is located in the Cusco Region, Paucartambo Province, Colquepata District, southeast of Colquepata near the village of Ninamaca.[2][3] There are about 30 chullpas of pre-Inca times situated on top of a mountain at about 3,000 m.[4]
Chullpas at Ninamarca | |
Shown within Peru | |
Location | Peru |
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Region | Cusco Region |
Coordinates | 13°23′30″S 71°37′19″W |
History | |
Cultures | pre-Inca |
References
- Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
- escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Paucartambo Province (Cusco Region)
- wikimapia.org "Chullpas de Ninamarca", retrieved on December 13, 2013
- mincetur.gob.pe "Sector arqueológico de Chullpas de Ninamarca" (in Spanish)
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