Chawaytiri (Hispanicized ''Chahuaytire, Chahuaytiri'') is an archaeological site with rock paintings in

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. It is situated in the

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, Pisac District, near the village Chawaytiri.Rainer Hostnig, Pinturas rupestres de posible afiliación Inca en el departamento del Cusco, SIARB. Cusco, Peru The principal section with paintings predominantly showing llamas is named ''Llamachayuq Qaqa'' (Quechua ''llama''

llama The llama (; ) (''Lama glama'') is a domesticated South American camelid, widely used as a meat and pack animal by Andean cultures since the Pre-Columbian era. Llamas are social animals and live with others as a herd. Their wool is so ...

, ''-cha'', ''-yuq'' suffixes, ''qaqa'' rock,Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary) "a rock with a little llama") or Chawaytiri. It lies on the slope of the mountain Muruwiksa ''(Moro-Wicsa, Morowiqsa, Morro Huicsa)''. The other sections are named Wamanwachana, Kawituyuq ''(Cahuituyoc)'', P'allqapata ''(Pallcapata)'', Musuqllaqta ''(Mosoqllaqta)'', Misaqaqa and Qaqa.

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