Machu Pirqa

Machu Pirqa
Location	Peru
Region	Amazonas Region, Chachapoyas Province, Magdalena District
Height	1,900 metres (6,234 ft)

Machu Pirqa (Quechua machu old, old person, pirqa wall,^[1] "old wall", hispanicized spelling Machupirca) is an archaeological site of the Chachapoyas culture in Peru. It is located in the Amazonas Region, Chachapoyas Province, Magdalena District.^[2] Machu Pirqa is situated at a height of about 1,900 metres (6,234 ft) on the left bank of the river Kuntichaka (Condechaca), an affluent of the Utcubamba River.^[2]

References

^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
^ a b "Sitio Arqueológico Machupirca". mincetur. Archived from the original on March 29, 2014. Retrieved March 29, 2014.

6°20′13″S 77°54′47″W / 6.3370°S 77.9130°W / -6.3370; -77.9130

This Amazonas geography article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

This article about the history of Peru is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

This South American archaeology article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.