Quriwayrachina, Anta Explained

Quriwayrachina
Location:	Peru, Cusco Region, Anta Province
Region:	Andes

Quriwayrachina or Quri Wayrachina (Quechua quri gold, wayrachina a special oven for smelting metal, "oven for smelting gold")^[1] is an archaeological site with agricultural terraces in Peru. It is situated in the Cusco Region, Anta Province. The terraces lie about north of the terraces of Zurite.^[2]

Hiram Bingham III visited the site in April 1915, and by Paul Fejos in 1940^[3]

See also

• Killarumiyuq
• Tampukancha
• Tarawasi
• Wat'a

Notes and References

1. Ricardo N. Alonso, Diccionario minero: glosario de voces utilizadas por los mineros de Iberoamérica, p. 122, see: Huairachina
2. Web site: Sitio Arqueológico de Andenes de Qoriwayrachina. . Ministerio de Cultura, Dirección Desconcentrada de Cultura de Cusco. April 2, 2014.
3. Book: Bingham. Hiram. Lost City of the Incas. 1952. Weidenfeld & Nicolson. 9781842125854. 254-255. registration.