Ñust'a Hisp'ana

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Ñust'a Hisp'ana
Yuraq Rumi, Chuqip'allta
File:Vilcabamba Archaeological site Nusta Hispana.jpg
Yuraq Rumi ("white stone") at Ñust'a Hisp'ana
Location Peru
Region Cusco Region
Coordinates Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Height 2950
History
Cultures Inca

Ñust'a Hisp'ana (Quechua for "place where the princess urinates",[1] also spelled Ñusta España, Ñusta Ispanan),[2] Yuraq Rumi (Quechua yuraq white, rumi stone, "white stone", hispanicized Yurac Rumi)[3] or Chuqip'allta (Quechua chuqi precious metal, p'allta plane, hispanicized Chuquipalta)[4] is an archaeological site in Peru. It is located in the Cusco Region, La Convención Province, Vilcabamba District.[4]

Yuraq Rumi in a narrower sense is the name of a carved rock on the site, also known as the White Rock.[5]

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References

  1. Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  2. Lee, Vincent R. (2013-01-19). Forgotten Vilcabamba: Final Stronghold of the Incas. Kindle Edition.
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  4. 4.0 4.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  5. Thomson, Hugh. (2001). The White Rock. An Exploration of the Inca Heartland. London: Orion Books Ltd. p.310.