Pirca Pirca (possibly from

Aymara Aymara may refer to: Languages and people * Aymaran languages, the second most widespread Andean language ** Aymara language, the main language within that family ** Central Aymara, the other surviving branch of the Aymara(n) family, which today ...

and

Quechua Quechua may refer to: *Quechua people, several Indigenous ethnic groups in South America, especially in Peru *Quechuan languages, an Indigenous South American language family spoken primarily in the Andes, derived from a common ancestral language ...

''pirqa'' wall) is an archaeological site 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 is located in the

Lima Region The Department of Lima (), known as the Department of the Capital () until 1823, is a department and region located in the central coast of Peru; the seat of the regional government is Huacho. Lima Province, which contains the city of Lima, ...

, Yauyos Province,

Tanta District Tanta District is one of thirty-three Districts of Peru, districts of the province Yauyos Province, Yauyos in Peru. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital''. Retrieved April 11, 2008. Its seat is the vill ...

. Pirca Pirca was declared a National Cultural Heritage of Peru by ''Resolución Viceministerial'' No. 011-2013-VMPCIC-MC on February 7, 2013.Sistema Peruano de Información Jurídica, Resolución Viceministerial No. 011-2013-VMPCIC-MC It lies north of Lake Paucarcocha.

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