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Quri Winchus
LocationPeru, Junín Region, Jauja Province, Canchayllo District
Area2.2 ha[1] or 10 ha[2]
Height3,850 m (12,630 ft)[1]
History
CulturesWanka[2]

Quri Winchus (Quechua quri gold, winchus hummingbird,[3][4] "gold hummingbird", hispanicized spellings Cori Vinchos, Cori-Vinchos, Corivinchos) is an archaeological site with remains of circular buildings of the Wanka period in Peru. It is located in the Junín Region, Jauja Province, Canchayllo District. The site was declared a National Cultural Heritage by Resolución Directoral Nacional No. 925 on September 18, 2001.[2] It is situated at a height of 3,850 m (12,630 ft) at the foot of a mountain named Winchus (Vinchos).[1]

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References

  1. ^ a b c Manuel F. Perales Munguía, Las Pictografías de Cori-Vinchos: Avances en las Investigaciones del Arte Rupestre en la Sub-cuenca del Río Pachacayo, Sierra Central del Perú, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima
  2. ^ a b c "Sitio Arqueológico de Cori Vinchos". mincetur. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
  3. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  4. ^ Leonel Alexander Menacho López, Yachakuqkunapa Shimi Qullqa, Anqash Qhichwa Shimichaw (Ministerio de Educación), Wordbook Ancash Quechua-Spanish


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