Tarahuasi
![]() View of Tarahuasi | |
Location | Limatambo District, Anta Province, Cusco Region, Peru |
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Region | PE |
Coordinates | 13°28′09″S 72°26′11″W / 13.46917°S 72.43639°W |
Tarahuasi[1] (possibly from Quechua tara (Caesalpinia spinosa), a small tree native to Peru,[2][3] wasi house)[4] is an archaeological site in Peru. It is located in the Cusco Region, Anta Province, Limatambo District.[1]
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Closer view of the wall
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The stones used for the wall
References[edit]
- ^ a b drc-cusco.gob.pe "Sitio arqueológico de Tarahuasi"
- ^ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
- ^ A. Brack Egg (1999). Diccionario Enciclopédico de Plantas Utiles del Perú Cusco, Peru: CBC
- ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
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