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Inti Watana, Ayacucho

Coordinates: 13°35′52″S 74°00′41″W / 13.5979°S 74.0115°W / -13.5979; -74.0115
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Inti Watana
The archaeological site Inti Watana at the lake Pumaqucha
Inti Watana, Ayacucho is located in Peru
Inti Watana, Ayacucho
Location in Peru
LocationPeru
RegionAyacucho Region
Coordinates13°35′52″S 74°00′41″W / 13.5979°S 74.0115°W / -13.5979; -74.0115
TypeIntihuatana
Part ofIntihuatana

Inti Watana,[1][2] Intiwatana[3] (Quechua, hispanicized spelling Intihuatana) or Pumaqucha (Quechua puma cougar, puma, qucha lake, "puma lake", hispanicized spellings Pomaccocha, Pomacocha, Pumacocha) is an archaeological site in Peru. It is located in the Ayacucho Region, Vilcas Huamán Province, Vischongo District, at the lake Pumaqucha (3,126 metres (10,256 ft)).[4][5]

The site was declared a National Cultural Heritage of Peru by Resolución Directoral No. Nº 751/INC on July 27, 2001 .[4]

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References

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  1. ^ Clodoaldo Soto Ruiz, Quechua-Spanish-English Functional Dictionary Ayacucho Chanka Vol. I: Inti watana
  2. ^ Yachakuqkunapa Simi Qullqa, Ayakuchu Chanka, Qichwa Simipi (Quechua-Spanish dictionary): Inti watana
  3. ^ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary): Intiwatana
  4. ^ a b mincetur.gob.pe Archived 2014-02-24 at the Wayback Machine "Complejo Arqueológico De Pumacocha O Intiwatana", retrieved on February 9, 2014
  5. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - Map of the Vilcas Huamán Province (Ayacucho Region)