Hatun Machay (possibly from
Quechua ''hatun'' big, ''mach'ay'' cave)
[Teofilo Laime Acopa, Diccionario Bilingüe, Iskay simipi yuyay k'ancha, Quechua – Castellano, Castellano – Quechua (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)] is a rock forest with archaeological remains in
Peru
Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pac ...
. 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
The Cordillera Negra (Spanish language, Spanish for "black range"), Yana Walla in Quechuan languages, qechua is part of the ''Cordillera Occidental'', one of three mountain ranges in the Andes of west central Peru. It is almost entirely located wi ...
in the
Ancash Region,
Recuay Province,
Pampas Chico District, at a height of about .
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References
Geography of the Department of Ancash
Archaeological sites in the Department of Huánuco
Archaeological sites in Peru
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