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Khichuqaqa

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Khichuqaqa
LocationPeru
RegionCusco Region,Urubamba Province
Height3,160 metres (10,367 ft)

Khichuqaqa(Quechuakhichua piece of a whole, fraction,qaqarock,[1]also spelledK'echuqaqa) is an archaeological site inPeruwith rock paintings andtombsnearby. It is situated in theCusco Region,Urubamba Province,Urubamba District.[2]The site lies at a height of about 3,160 metres (10,367 ft) on the slope of the mountain Kapuliyuq[2](Quechua for "the one with thebitter-berrytree ",[1]Capulliyoq).

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  1. ^abDiccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  2. ^abRainer Hostnig, Pinturas rupestres de posible afiliación Inca en el departamento del Cusco, SIARB. Cusco, Peru (in Spanish)