Usqunta (also spelled ''Oscconta, Osqonta'' or ''Uscunta'') is an archaeological site in the
Ayacucho Region
Ayacucho (), known as Huamanga from its creation in 1822 until 1825, is a department and region of Peru, located in the south-central Andes of the country. Its capital is the city of Ayacucho. The region was one of the hardest hit in the 1980 ...
in
Peru
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. It was declared a National Cultural Heritage by ''Resolución Directoral National'' No. 024/INC on January 12, 2009.
[Resolución Viceministerial No. 459-2011-VMPCIC-MC] Usqunta is located in the
Lucanas Province, on the border of the districts of
Aucara,
Cabana
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...
and
Lucanas. It is situated on a mountain of that name (also spelled ''Osconta'' or ''Usjunta'') which reaches about above sea level.
[escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Lucanas Province 2 (Ayacucho Region)]
The prehispanic sites named Usqunta I and Usqunta II are also known as Inti Watana II and Inti Watana III.
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References
Archaeological sites in Peru
Archaeological sites in the Department of Ayacucho
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