Wanakawri (
Quechua, also spelled ''Guanacaure, Guanacauri, Huanacaure, Huanacauri, Wanacaure, Wanacauri, Wanakaure, Wanakauri'') is an archaeological site
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"Distrito de San Sebastián - Sitio Arqueológico de Wanakauri", retrieved on February 13, 2014(in Spanish) and a legendary mountain 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 situated in the
Cusco Region,
Cusco Province, in the districts
San Jerónimo and
San Sebastián, and in the
Paruro Province,
Yaurisque District.
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"Cerro Huanacaure", retrieved on February 13, 2014 (in Spanish) The mountain with the archaeological remains is high
[PNUD-INDECI, Estudio del Mapa de Peigros de la Ciudad del Cusco, Proyecto: Ciudades Sostenibles. Cusco 2004 (in Spanish)] and one of the highest elevations near
Cusco.
[
Wanakawri was one of the most important '' wak'as'' of the ]Inca
The Inca Empire, officially known as the Realm of the Four Parts (, ), was the largest empire in pre-Columbian America. The administrative, political, and military center of the empire was in the city of Cusco. The History of the Incas, Inca ...
culture.[
]
Gallery
File:Idolos de los ingas.jpg, Guaman Poma 1615: "IDOLOS DE LOS INGAS INTI, UANACAURI, TAMBOTOCO" (Idolos de los Incas Inti, Wanakawri, Tampu T'uqu)
See also
* Anawarkhi
* Araway Qhata
* Muyu Urqu
* Pachatusan
* Pikchu
* Pillku Urqu
* Sinqa
* Wayna Tawqaray
References
Archaeological sites in Peru
Archaeological sites in the Department of Cusco
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