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Archaeological site in Peru For the mountain in the La Paz Department, Bolivia, see Tanka Tanka (La Paz). For the mountain in the Oruro Department, Bolivia, see Tanka Tanka (Oruro).
Tanqa Tanqa
LocationPeru, Puno Region
RegionAndes
Coordinates16°35′12″S 69°15′12″W / 16.58667°S 69.25333°W / -16.58667; -69.25333

Tanqa Tanqa (Aymara for beetle, Hispanicized spelling Tanca Tanca, also Tanka Tanka) or Tanka Tanka (Aymara tanka hat or biretta, the reduplication indicates that there is a group of something, "many hats (or birettas)") is an archaeological site in Peru. It is located in the Puno Region, Chucuito Province, Zepita District. The site was declared a National Cultural Heritage (Patrimonio Cultural) of Peru.

References

  1. scribd.com Teodoro Marka M., Nociónes Basicas de Lengua Aymara, p. 21
  2. 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)
  3. ^ mincetur.gob.pe Archived 2014-02-04 at the Wayback Machine "Complejo arqueológico de Tanka Tanka", retrieved on January 27, 2014
Archaeological sites in Peru


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