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Auga Punta

Coordinates: 9°16′8.61″S 76°42′24.48″W / 9.2690583°S 76.7068000°W / -9.2690583; -76.7068000
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Auga Punta
Auga Punta is located in Peru
Auga Punta
Shown within Peru
Location Peru
Huánuco Region, Huamalíes Province
Coordinates9°16′8.61″S 76°42′24.48″W / 9.2690583°S 76.7068000°W / -9.2690583; -76.7068000

Auga Punta (possibly from Quechua awqa enemy, opponent, rival; Spanish punta peak)[1][2][3] is an archaeological site in Peru located in the Huánuco Region, Huamalíes Province, Jircan District. It is situated at an elevation of ca. 3,700 m (12,100 ft) on a mountain named Jircán, near the village of Urpish.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  2. ^ David Weber, A Grammar of Huallaga (Huánuco) Quechua, University of California Press, p. 185
  3. ^ Vocabulario-Comparativo-Quechua-Ecuator-Quechua-Ancash
  4. ^ "Sitio Arqueologico Auga Punta". MINCETUR (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2018-11-24. Retrieved 2018-11-24.