Wat'a, Cusco

For the archaeological site in the Huánuco Region, Peru, see Wat'a, Huánuco.

Wat'a
Location	Peru
Region	Cusco Region, Anta Province
Coordinates	13°23′32″S 72°12′10″W / 13.39222°S 72.20278°W / -13.39222; -72.20278Coordinates: 13°23′32″S 72°12′10″W / 13.39222°S 72.20278°W / -13.39222; -72.20278

Wat'a (Quechua for island)^[1] is an archaeological zone in Peru. It is situated in the Cusco Region, Anta Province, Huarocondo District, north of Huarocondo.^[2]^[3] The site consists of five sections,^[3]

Wat'aq'asa (Wataqasa) in the southwest and west of the area,
Willkapata (Willcapata), east of Wat'aq'asa,
Qhawarina, north of Willkapata
Qullqa, in the extreme east of the archaeological site of Wat'a,
Saksaywaman Pata, northeast of the village Huarocondo.

Saksaywaman Pata was declared a National Cultural Heritage of Peru by Resolución Directoral Nacional No. 519/INC- 2003.^[3]

References

↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
↑ mincetur.gob.pe "Zona arqueológica de Wata" (in Spanish), retrieved on February 25, 2014
1 2 3 drc-cusco.gob.pe "Zonas y Sitios Arqueológicos de Anta" (in Spanish), retrieved on February 25, 2014

Archaeological sites in Peru

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Wat'a, Cusco

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