Chichakuri Explained

Chichakuri
Location:Peru, Puno Region, Carabaya Province
Region:Andes
Height:2800m (9,200feet)[1]

Chichakuri (Quechua chichaku, meaning chigoe flea (Tunga penetrans),[2] -(i)ri an Aymara suffix; Hispanicized spelling Chichacori) is an archaeological site in Peru consisting of stone tombs (chullpa), walls, houses and squares. The place was declared a National Cultural Heritage by Resolución Directoral Nacional No. 296/INC-2003 by the National Institute of Culture on May 16, 2003. Chichakuri is situated in the Puno Region, Carabaya Province, Ollachea District, at a height of about 2800m (9,200feet).[1]

References

  1. Web site: Sitio arqueológico de Chichacori. . mincetur. May 10, 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140512223246/http://www.mincetur.gob.pe/TURISMO/OTROS/inventario%20turistico/Ficha.asp?cod_Ficha=4758. May 12, 2014.
  2. R. García, Nombre Quechua de insectos peruanos, Nombre de algunos insectos y otros invertebrados en "Quechua", Renán J. García A., in: Revista Peruana de Entomología Vol. 19, W

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