Hatun Machay

Hatun Machay
	Sunrise in Hatun Machay.
	Shown within Peru
Location	Peru; Ancash Region, Recuay Province
Coordinates	10°5′24″S 77°20′50″W / 10.09000°S 77.34722°W / -10.09000; -77.34722
Height	4,200 metres (13,780 ft)

Hatun Machay (possibly from Quechua hatun big, mach'ay cave)^[2]^[3] is a rock forest with archaeological remains in Peru. It was declared a National Cultural Heritage by Resolución Directoral No. 944/INC-2010 on May 7, 2010. Hatun Mach'ay is situated on the western side of the Cordillera Negra in the Ancash Region, Recuay Province, Pampas Chico District, at a height of about 4,200 metres (13,780 ft).^[1]

References

^ a b "Bosque de piedra Hatun Machay". mincetur. Retrieved September 25, 2018.
^ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
^ Teofilo Laime Acopa, Diccionario Bilingüe, Iskay simipi yuyay k'ancha, Quechua – Castellano, Castellano – Quechua (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)

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[mincetur-1] "Bosque de piedra Hatun Machay". mincetur. Retrieved September 25, 2018.

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

[3] Teofilo Laime Acopa, Diccionario Bilingüe, Iskay simipi yuyay k'ancha, Quechua – Castellano, Castellano – Quechua (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)