Rumiwasi

Rumiwasi
Phaqchayuq
Location Peru, Cusco Region
Region Andes
Coordinates 13°31′10″S 71°56′25″W / 13.51944°S 71.94028°W / -13.51944; -71.94028Coordinates: 13°31′10″S 71°56′25″W / 13.51944°S 71.94028°W / -13.51944; -71.94028

Rumiwasi (Quechua rumi stone, wasi house,[1] "stone house", hispanicized spelling Rumihuasi) or Phaqchayuq (Quechua phaqcha waterfall,[1] -yuq a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with a waterfall", hispanicized Phaqchayoc) is an archaeological site in Peru. It is located in the Cusco Region, Cusco Province, San Sebastián District, north of the central square of San Sebastián.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe, Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, Quechua – Castellano, Castellano – Quechua (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  2. ↑ mincetur.gob.pe "Sitio arqueológico de Rumiwasi o Phaqchayoc", retrieved on January 24, 2014


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