Auquin Punta
Location | Peru, Huánuco Region, Huamalíes Province |
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Region | Andes |
Height | 3,932 m (12,900 ft)[1] |
Auquin Punta (possibly from Quechua Awkin Punta, awki prince; a mythical figure of the Andean culture; grandfather, -n a suffix, local Quechua punta peak; ridge; first, before, in front of,[2][3][4][5] Hispanicized spelling Auquin Punta) is an archaeological site with stone tombs (chullpa) in Peru located in the Huánuco Region, Huamalíes Province, Jacas Grande District. It is situated at a height of about 3,932 m (12,900 ft) above the village of Carhuapata (Qarwapata).[1]
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References
- 1 2 "Sitio arqueológico Auga Punta". mincetur. Archived from the original on May 12, 2014. Retrieved May 11, 2014.
- ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
- ↑ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
- ↑ David Weber, A Grammar of Huallaga (Huánuco) Quechua, University of California Press, p. 185
- ↑ Vocabulario-Comparativo-Quechua-Ecuator-Quechua-Ancash
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