Tunanmarca,
Tunan Marca
or Siquillapucara
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
Junín Region Junín may refer to:
Places Argentina
* Junín Partido
** Junín, Buenos Aires
*** Junín Airport
* Junín Department, Mendoza
** Junín, Mendoza
* Junín Department, San Luis
* Junín de los Andes, Neuquén
Colombia
* Junín, Cundinamarca
* ...
,
Jauja Province,
Tunan Marca District. The site was declared a National Cultural Heritage by ''Resolución Directoral Nacional'' No. 1359/INC on November 9, 2000.
Commemorative Coin
On 26 Nov 2013 the Central Reserve Bank of Peru issued 10,000 new 1 Nuevo Sol coin featuring Tunanmarca buildings and including the engraving ''1 NUEVO SOL TUNANMARCA S. XIII - XVI d.c.''. The coin was part of a series named the ''Wealth and Pride of Peru Series''.
[https://monedasdelperu.com/serie-riqueza-y-orgulloa-del-peru/riqueza-y-orgullo-del-peru_tunanmarca/ Tunanmarca]
See also
*
Hatunmarka
References
Archaeological sites in Peru
Archaeological sites in the Department of Junín
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