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Chichakuri Latitude and Longitude:
13°51′00″S 70°30′00″W / 13.8500°S 70.5000°W / -13.8500; -70.5000
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Chichakuri
Location Peru, Puno Region, Carabaya Province
Region Andes
Height2,800 m (9,200 ft) [1]

Chichakuri ( Quechua chichaku, meaning chigoe flea ( Tunga penetrans), [2] -(i)ri an Aymara suffix; Hispanicized spelling Chichacori) is an archaeological site in Peru consisting of stone tombs ( chullpa), walls, houses and squares. The place was declared a National Cultural Heritage by Resolución Directoral Nacional No. 296/INC-2003 by the National Institute of Culture on May 16, 2003. Chichakuri is situated in the Puno Region, Carabaya Province, Ollachea District, at a height of about 2,800 m (9,200 ft). [1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Sitio arqueológico de Chichacori". mincetur. Archived from the original on May 12, 2014. Retrieved May 10, 2014.
  2. ^ R. García, Nombre Quechua de insectos peruanos, Nombre de algunos insectos y otros invertebrados en "Quechua", Renán J. García A., in: Revista Peruana de Entomología Vol. 19, W

13°51′00″S 70°30′00″W / 13.8500°S 70.5000°W / -13.8500; -70.5000


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