Mawk'allaqta - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Mawk'allaqta - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Mawk'allaqta, also Mawk'a LlaqtaDiccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005: Mawk'a Llaqta (Quechua mawk'a ancient, llaqta place (village, town, city, country, nation),Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary): mawk'a, thanta - adj. Usado, -da. Gastado y deslucido por el uso. || Antiguo, lo que ya pasó de moda. Mawk'a. llaqta - s País. Nación, región, provincia o territorio, pueblo pequeño. || s. Nación. Conjunto de los habitantes de un territorio. || s. Patria. Lugar, ciudad o país en que se ha nacido. || s. Pueblo. || s. Urbe. Ciudad, en especial populosa. "ancient place", hispanicized spelling Maucallacta), is an architectural Inca complex above the contemporary mountain village of San Antonio (Pampacolca District, Castilla Province, Arequipa Region). It is located 3,700 meters above sea level, overlooking the neighbouring valley. The nearest bigger town, Pampacolca, is located approximately 170 kilometers (approx. 110 miles) north-west of the city Arequipa in the southern highlands of Peru. Read more on Wikipedia
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