Ñawpallaqta, Huanca Sancos

This article is about the archaeological site in the Huanca Sancos Province, Ayacucho Region, Peru. For other uses, see Ñawpallaqta.

Ñawpallaqta
Location	Peru, Ayacucho Region, Huanca Sancos Province
Region	Andes

Ñawpallaqta or Ñawpa Llaqta (Quechua ñawpa ancient, llaqta place (village, town, city, country, nation),^[1] "ancient place", Hispanicized and mixed spellings Ñaupallacta, Ñaupallaqta) is an archaeological site in Peru. It lies in the Ayacucho Region, Huanca Sancos Province, Carapo District.^[2] The site was declared a National Cultural Heritage (Patrimonio Cultural) of Peru.^[2]

References

↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
1 2 mincetur.gob.pe "Complejo arqueológico de Ñaupallaqta", retrieved on January 28, 2014

Archaeological sites in Peru

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