Location | Peru, Arequipa Region, Caylloma Province |
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Region | Andes |
Coordinates | 15°27′32.4″S 71°27′47.5″W / 15.459000°S 71.463194°W / -15.459000; -71.463194 |
Paraccra (possibly from Aymara for a piece of land which is neither flat nor mountainous) is an archaeological site in the Andes of Peru on a mountain of the same name. It is situated in the Arequipa Region, Caylloma Province, Sibayo District, near the Colca River. The site contains towers, round houses and black walls.
References
- ^ "Ciudadela de Paraccra". mincetur. Retrieved March 21, 2014.
- Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary)
- ^ "Cerro Paraccra". mincetur. Retrieved March 21, 2014.
- escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the La Unión Province (Arequipa Region) showing the location of the village Paracra
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