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Awkimarka

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Location	Peru
Region	Apurímac Region, Andahuaylas Province
Coordinates	14°04′56″S 73°33′06″W / 14.08222°S 73.55167°W / -14.08222; -73.55167

Awkimarka (Quechua awki prince / a mythical figure of the Andean culture / grandfather, marka village, Hispanicized spelling Auquimarca) is an archaeological site in the Apurímac Region in Peru. It lies on a mountain of the same name which reaches a height of about 4,000 metres (13,123 ft). It is situated in the Apurímac Region, Andahuaylas Province, on the border of the districts of Pomacocha and Tumay Huaraca.

References

1. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
2. Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
3. Frank Meddens, Cirilo Vivanco Pomacanchari, The Chanca Confederation; Political Myth and Archeological Reality, Xama 15-18, 2002-2005: 73-99, Mendoza, Argentina, ISSN 0327-1250
4. "Auquimarca: Pueblo mayor o principal, de los Chancas". Leocadio Ccaccya Enciso. Retrieved February 14, 2015. (in Spanish)
5. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Andahuaylas Province (Apurímac Region)

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