Tarahuasi Explained

Tarahuasi
Map Type:Peru
Relief:yes
Coordinates:-13.4692°N -72.4364°W
Location:Limatambo District, Anta Province, Cusco Region, Peru
Region:PE

Tarahuasi (possibly from Quechua tara (Caesalpinia spinosa), a small tree native to Peru,[1] [2] wasi house)[3] is an archaeological site in Peru. It is located in the Cusco Region, Anta Province, Limatambo District.[4]

References

  1. Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  2. A. Brack Egg (1999). Diccionario Enciclopédico de Plantas Utiles del Perú Cusco, Peru: CBC
  3. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  4. http://www.drc-cusco.gob.pe/index.php/zonas-sitios-arqueologicos-anta/importancia-za-anta?showall=&start=9 drc-cusco.gob.pe