Awkimarka (Apurímac)

Awkimarka
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Location	Peru
Region	Apurímac Region, Andahuaylas Province
Coordinates	14°04′56″S 73°33′06″W / 14.08222°S 73.55167°W / -14.08222; -73.55167

Awkimarka (Quechua awki prince / a mythical figure of the Andean culture / grandfather, marka village,^[1]^[2] Hispanicized spelling Auquimarca) is an archaeological site in the Apurímac Region in Peru. It lies on a mountain of the same name which reaches a height of about 4,000 metres (13,123 ft). It is situated in the Apurímac Region, Andahuaylas Province, on the border of the districts of Pomacocha and Tumay Huaraca.^[3]^[4]^[5]

References

^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
^ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
^ Frank Meddens, Cirilo Vivanco Pomacanchari, The Chanca Confederation; Political Myth and Archeological Reality, Xama 15-18, 2002-2005: 73-99, Mendoza, Argentina, ISSN 0327-1250
^ "Auquimarca: Pueblo mayor o principal, de los Chancas". Leocadio Ccaccya Enciso. Retrieved February 14, 2015. (in Spanish)
^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Andahuaylas Province (Apurímac Region)

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[1] Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.

[2] Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)

[3] Frank Meddens, Cirilo Vivanco Pomacanchari, The Chanca Confederation; Political Myth and Archeological Reality, Xama 15-18, 2002-2005: 73-99, Mendoza, Argentina, ISSN 0327-1250

[ccaccya-4] "Auquimarca: Pueblo mayor o principal, de los Chancas". Leocadio Ccaccya Enciso. Retrieved February 14, 2015. (in Spanish)

[5] scale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Andahuaylas Province (Apurímac Region)