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Q'inq'u
Inka Anatawi
LocationPeru, Puno Region
RegionAndes
Height4,000 m (13,000 ft)

Q'inq'u[1] (Aymara for "twisted, bent",[2] Hispanicized and mixed spellings Kenko, K'enco, Quenco, also Qenqo) or Inka Anatawi[1] (Hispanicized Inca Anatahui, also Inca Anatawi) is an archaeological site in Peru. It is located in the Puno Region, Puno Province, Acora District, at a height of about 4,000 m (13,000 ft).[3] The site was declared a National Cultural Heritage (Patrimonio Cultural) of Peru by the National Institute of Culture.[3]

See also

Mulluqu

References

  1. ^ a b Jaime Barrientos Quispe, Freddy Velásquez Pari, Institución Educativa "Alfonso Torres Luna" de Acora, Avenida Antonio Raymondi 135-Acora, Guía didáctica, Patrimonio cultural y natural de Acora, Educando para la memoria, Guía didáctica para estudiantes del primer grado de secundaria, p. 14 (in Spanish)
  2. ^ Ludovico Bertonio, Aymara-Spanish dictionary (transcription)
  3. ^ a b mincetur.gob.pe Archived February 4, 2014, at the Wayback Machine "Sitio arqueológico de Qenqo", retrieved on January 24, 2014