Ninamarka

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Ninamarka
Location Peru
Region Cusco Region
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History
Cultures pre-Inca
File:Ninamarca.jpg
Chullpas at Ninamarka

Ninamarka (Quechua nina fire, marka village, "fire village", hispanicized spelling Ninamarca) is an archaeological site in Peru.[1] It is located in the Cusco Region, Paucartambo Province, Colquepata District, southeast of Colquepata near the village Ninamarka (Ninamarca).[2][3] There are about 30 chullpas of pre-Inca times situated on top of a mountain at about 3,000 m.[4]

References

  1. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  2. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Paucartambo Province (Cusco Region)
  3. wikimapia.org "Chullpas de Ninamarca", retrieved on December 13, 2013
  4. mincetur.gob.pe "Sector arqueológico de Chullpas de Ninamarca" (in Spanish)