Ninamarca
Chullpas at Ninamarca
Ninamarca is located in Peru
Ninamarca
Shown within Peru
LocationPeru
RegionCusco Region
Coordinates13°23′30″S 71°37′19″W / 13.39167°S 71.62194°W / -13.39167; -71.62194
History
Culturespre-Inca

Ninamarca (possibly from Quechua nina fire, marka village, "fire village")[1] is an archaeological site in Peru.[1] It is located in the Cusco Region, Paucartambo Province, Colquepata District, southeast of Colquepata near the village of Ninamaca.[2][3] There are about 30 chullpas of pre-Inca times situated on top of a mountain at about 3,000 m.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  2. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Paucartambo Province (Cusco Region)
  3. ↑ wikimapia.org "Chullpas de Ninamarca", retrieved on December 13, 2013
  4. ↑ mincetur.gob.pe "Sector arqueológico de Chullpas de Ninamarca" (in Spanish)
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