Machu Pirqa

Machu Pirqa
Location	Peru
Region	Amazonas Region, Chachapoyas Province, Magdalena District
Height	1,900 metres (6,234 ft)

Machu Pirqa (Quechua machu old, old person, pirqa wall,^[1] "old wall", hispanicized spelling Machupirca) is an archaeological site of the Chachapoyas culture in Peru. It is located in the Amazonas Region, Chachapoyas Province, Magdalena District.^[2] Machu Pirqa is situated at a height of about 1,900 metres (6,234 ft) on the left bank of the river Kuntichaka (Condechaca), an affluent of the Utcubamba River.^[2]

References

↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
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