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Archeological site
Ninamarca
Chullpas at Ninamarca
Ninamarca is located in PeruNinamarcaShown 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") is an archaeological site in Peru. It is located in the Cusco Region, Paucartambo Province, Colquepata District, southeast of Colquepata near the village of Ninamaca. There are about 30 chullpas of pre-Inca times situated on top of a mountain at about 3,000 m.

References

  1. ^ 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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