Kenko
Q'inq'u
Inka Anatawi
LocationPeru, Puno Region
RegionAndes
Height4,000 m (13,000 ft)

Kenko,[1][2] Qenqo[3] or Q'inq'u[4] (possibly Aymara for "twisted, bent")[5] or also Inka Anatawi[4] is an archaeological site in Peru. It is located in the Puno Region, Puno Province, Acora District, at an elevation of about 4,000 m (13,000 ft).[3] The site was declared a National Cultural Heritage (Patrimonio Cultural) of Peru by the National Institute of Culture.[3]

See also

Molloko

References

  1. ↑ Stanish, Charles; Cohen, Amanda B.; Aldenderfer, Mark S. (2005). Advances in Titicaca Basin Archaeology. Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at UCLA. p. 230. ISBN 9781931745154.
  2. ↑ Hyslop, John (1976). An Archaeological Investigation of the Lupaca Kingdom and Its Origins. Columbia University. pp. 111, 206.
  3. 1 2 3 mincetur.gob.pe Archived February 4, 2014, at the Wayback Machine "Sitio arqueológico de Qenqo", retrieved on January 24, 2014
  4. 1 2 Jaime Barrientos Quispe, Freddy Velásquez Pari, Institución Educativa "Alfonso Torres Luna" de Acora, Avenida Antonio Raymondi 135-Acora, Guía didáctica, Patrimonio cultural y natural de Acora, Educando para la memoria, Guía didáctica para estudiantes del primer grado de secundaria, p. 14 (in Spanish)
  5. ↑ Ludovico Bertonio, Aymara-Spanish dictionary (transcription)


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