Choquepuquio

Choquepuquio[1][2][3] (possibly from Quechua chuqi metal, gold (<Aymara), every kind of precious metal, pukyu spring, well)[4][5][6] is an ancient Wari site in Peru in the valley of Cusco. These extensive ruins are situated in the Quispicanchi Province, Lucre District, near the village of Huacarpay and the homonymous lake.[7]

Choquepuquio
LocationHuacarpay, Quispicanchi Province, Cusco Region, Peru
RegionAndes
History
FoundedApproximately 400 BC
AbandonedApproximately 1530 BC
CulturesWari

The site dates back to c. 400 BC and lasted into the Colonial Period before its abandonment around 1530 BCE.

See also

References
  1. Y, Franklin Pease G.; Robinson, David James (1977). Collaguas: Yanque Collaguas : sociedad, economía y población. 1604-1617 (in Spanish). Fondo Editorial PUCP. pp. XXIV. ISBN 9789972427596.
  2. Hyslop, John (2014). Inka Settlement Planning. University of Texas Press. pp. 20–21. ISBN 9780292762640.
  3. Bauer, Brian S. (2014). The Development of the Inca State. University of Texas Press. p. 42. ISBN 9780292717725.
  4. Ludovico Bertonio, Aymara-Spanish dictionary (transcription): Chuqi - Oro, el mas rico metal.
  5. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary): chuqi - s. Oro puro, oro fino. pukyu, juturi - s. Fuente. Manantial. pukyu, p'unqu - s. Pozo. Hoyo en la tierra.
  6. Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (5-vowel-system): choqe - s. metal. (Del aymara). Oro fino. / Todo metal precioso. / Nombre genérico del metal. pukyu - s. Manante, manatial, ojo o boca de las aguas subterráneas.
  7. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quTGrnn8KV8

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