Ahuila Gencha Machay Explained

Ahuila Gencha Machay
Map Type:	Peru
Relief:	1
Coordinates:	-9.3998°N -76.8262°W
Location:	Peru, Huánuco Region, Huamalíes Province

Ahuila Gencha Machay (possibly from Quechua awila grandmother a borrowing from Spanish abuela, qhincha bad luck, unlucky person, unlucky, qincha hedge, fence, mach'ay cave)^{[1] [2]} is an archaeological site with cave paintings in Peru. It lies in the Huánuco Region, Huamalíes Province, Singa District. It is situated on the mountain Ocpay southwest of Singa, at a height of about 3853m (12,641feet).^[3]

See also

• Quillcay Machay
• Huata

Notes and References

1. David Weber, A Grammar of Huallaga (Huánuco) Quechua, University of California Publications, LINGUISTICS, Volume 112, University of California Press, 1989
2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
3. Web site: Sitio arqueológico Ahuila Gencha Machay. . mincetur. April 12, 2018. April 12, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180412211922/http://ficha.sigmincetur.mincetur.gob.pe/index.aspx?cod_Ficha=4801. dead.