Yanaqi - Qillqamarka

Yanaqi - Qillqamarka
Location Peru, Ancash Region, Ocros Province
Coordinates 10°28′30″S 77°20′45″W / 10.47500°S 77.34583°WCoordinates: 10°28′30″S 77°20′45″W / 10.47500°S 77.34583°W
Height 3,820 metres (12,533 ft)

Yanaqi - Qillqamarka (Ancash Quechua yanaqi friend,[1] hispanicized spelling Yanaque, Quechua qillqa writing (the act and art of writing), marka village,[2] hispanicized Quilcamarca) is an archaeological site in Peru. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Ocros Province, Acas District, at a height of about 3,820 metres (12,533 ft).[3]

Yanaqi and Qillqamarka are the names of two villages which were situated on the mountain Yanaqi and a neighboring mountain, legendary places which share the same history. The ruins contain rectangular, semi-circular and quadrangular structures of stone and tombs.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Robert Beér, Armando Muyolemaj, Dr. Hernán S. Aguilarpaj, Vocabulario comparativo, quechua ecuatoriano - quechua ancashino - castellano - English, Brighton 2006
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Yanaque - Quilcamarca". mincetur. Retrieved April 21, 2014.