Qunchupata, Ayacucho

Qunchupata (Quechua qunchu muddy, pata step, bank of a river,[2] "muddy step" or "muddy bank", hispanicized spelling Conchopata, also Qonchopata) is an archaeological zone in Peru. It is located in the Ayacucho Region, Huamanga Province, Ayacucho District. The site was declared a National Cultural Heritage (Patrimonio Cultural) of Peru by Resolución Directional Nacional No. 458-98-INC on December 15, 1998.[1]

For the mountain in the Junín Region, Peru, see Qunchupata (Junín-Lima).
Qunchupata
Shown within Peru
LocationPeru, Ayacucho Region
RegionAndes
Area30.492,28 square metres[1]
DesignationNational Cultural Heritage of Peru, 1988[1]

References
  1. Normas Legales §161, Resolución Directional Nacional No. 458/INC
  2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary) see qunchu and grado


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