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Auquin Punta
LocationPeru, Huánuco Region, Huamalíes Province
RegionAndes
Coordinates9°32′21.30″S 76°44′13.88″W / 9.5392500°S 76.7371889°W / -9.5392500; -76.7371889
Height3,932 m (12,900 ft)

Auquin Punta (possibly from Quechua Awkin Punta, awki prince; a mythical figure of the Andean culture; grandfather, -n a suffix, local Quechua punta peak; ridge; first, before, in front of, Hispanicized spelling Auquin Punta) is an archaeological site with stone tombs (chullpa) in Peru located in the Huánuco Region, Huamalíes Province, Jacas Grande District. It is situated at a height of about 3,932 m (12,900 ft) above the village of Carhuapata (Qarwapata).

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References

  1. ^ "Sitio arqueológico Auga Punta". mincetur. Archived from the original on May 12, 2014. Retrieved May 11, 2014.
  2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  3. "Diccionario: Quechua - Español - Quechua, Simi Taqe: Qheswa - Español - Qheswa" (PDF). Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua. Gobierno Regional del Cusco, Perú: Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua. 2005.
  4. David Weber, A Grammar of Huallaga (Huánuco) Quechua, University of California Press, p. 185
  5. Vocabulario-Comparativo-Quechua-Ecuator-Quechua-Ancash
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