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(Redirected from Qillqay Mach'ay) Archaeological site in Peru
Quillcay Machay
Quillcay Machay is located in PeruQuillcay MachayShown within Peru
LocationPeru
RegionHuánuco Region, Huamalíes Province
Coordinates9°24′05″S 76°49′36″W / 9.401318°S 76.826588°W / -9.401318; -76.826588

Quillcay Machay or Qillqay Mach'ay (Quechua qillqay to write, mach'ay cave, Hispanicized spelling Quillcay Machay) is an archaeological site in Peru. It is situated in the Huánuco Region, Huamalíes Province, Singa District. The site is known for its rock paintings. It was declared a National Cultural Heritage of Peru by Resolución Directoral No. 533/INC on June 18, 2002.

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References

  1. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary): qillqay. - tr. Escribir. Representar por letras las ideas.
  2. Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary): Mach'ay - s. Cueva, caverna, glorieta, socavón, gruta natural o artificial. (Machay - v. Embriagarse, emborracharse. (English: "to get drunk")
  3. ^ mincetur.gob.pe Archived February 24, 2014, at the Wayback Machine "Sitio arqueológico de Quillcay Machay", retrieved on February 6, 2014
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