Llamachayuq Qaqa (
Quechua
Quechua may refer to:
*Quechua people, several indigenous ethnic groups in South America, especially in Peru
*Quechuan languages, a Native South American language family spoken primarily in the Andes, derived from a common ancestral language
**So ...
''llama''
llama
The llama (; ) (''Lama glama'') is a domesticated South American camelid, widely used as a List of meat animals, meat and pack animal by Inca empire, Andean cultures since the Pre-Columbian era.
Llamas are social animals and live with othe ...
, ''-cha'', ''-yuq''
suffix
In linguistics, a suffix is an affix which is placed after the stem of a word. Common examples are case endings, which indicate the grammatical case of nouns, adjectives, and verb endings, which form the conjugation of verbs. Suffixes can carry ...
es, ''qaqa'' rock,
[Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)] "a rock with a little llama"), Wakan Wayq'u or Wakanwayq'u ''(Waqhan Wayq'o, Waqhanhuayq'o, Waqhanwayq'o)'' is an archaeological site with rock paintings in
Peru
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. It is situated in the
Cusco Region
Cusco, also spelled Cuzco (; qu, Qusqu suyu ), is a department and region in Peru and is the fourth largest department in the country, after Madre de Dios, Ucayali, and Loreto. It borders the departments of Ucayali on the north; Madre de D ...
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Canchis Province
Canchis Province is one of thirteen provinces in the Cusco Region in the southern highlands of Peru.
Geography
The Willkanuta River or Willkamayu is one of the largest rivers of the province. Siwinaqucha, the biggest lake of the province, is a ...
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Combapata District
Combapata District is one of eight districts of the province Canchis in Peru.
Geography
One of the highest peaks of the district is Inka Pirqa at . Other mountains are listed below:
* Awkisa
* Kuntur Ikiña
* Puka Urqu
* Wayna Kuntur
The mo ...
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[Rainer Hostnig, Pinturas rupestres de posible afiliación Inca en el departamento del Cusco, SIARB. Cusco, Peru (in Spanish)] The site with paintings of llamas lies in a valley named Wakanwayq'u at a height of about .
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East of Llamachayuq Qaqa there is another site with rock art named Ayamach'ay.
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References
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Rock art in South America
Archaeological sites in Peru
Archaeological sites in Cusco Region