Susupillo is a mountain with an archaeological site of the same name in the
Andes
The Andes, Andes Mountains or Andean Mountains (; ) are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range is long, wide (widest between 18°S – 20°S ...
of
Peru
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, about high. It is situated in the
Huánuco Region
Huánuco (; qu, Wanuku) is a city in central Peru. It had a population of 196,627 as of 2017 and in 2015 it had a population of 175,068. It is the capital of the Huánuco Region and the Huánuco District. It is the seat of the diocese of Hu ...
,
Huamalíes Province
The Huamalíes Province is one of eleven provinces of the Huánuco Region in Peru. The capital of this province is the city of Llata.
Boundaries
*North: Huacaybamba Province
*East: Leoncio Prado Province
*South: Dos de Mayo Province
*West: Anc ...
,
Tantamayo District.
The archaeological site of Susupillo lies on the northern slope of the mountain at about ,
[Instituto Nacional de Cultura, Centro Nacional de Información Cultural, Contribución para un primer inventario general de sitios arqueológicos del Perú, Lima 2001] at a height of more than .
[ It was declared a National Cultural Heritage of Peru by ''Resolución Directoral'' No. 533/INC on June 18, 2002.][
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See also
* Anku
Anku (Quechua language, Quechua for tendon, nerve, slim (person), elastic, flexible,Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary) Hispanicized spelling ''Ango'') is an archaeolog ...
* Isog
* Piruro
Piruro (possibly from Quechua language, Quechua for spindle whorl, whorl)Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary) is an archaeological site in Peru. It is situated in the Hu ...
* Huankarán
References
Mountains of Peru
Mountains of Huánuco Region
Archaeological sites in Huánuco Region
Archaeological sites in Peru
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