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Kuntuyuq

Kuntuyuq Kuntuyuq - Credit: Wikimedia Commons

Kuntuyuq or Quntuyuq (Quechua kuntu, quntu fragrance, aroma, -yuq a suffix,Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary) "the one with a fragrance", Hispanicized spelling Contuyog, Cuntuyog) is an archaeological site with rock paintings on a mountain of the same name in Peru. It lies in the Pasco Region, Daniel Alcides Carrion Province, Chacayan District,escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Daniel Alcides Carrión Province (Pasco Region) in the community of Iskayqucha (Quechua for "two lakes", Hispanicized Iscaycocha), north-west of the lake Allqaqucha. The mountain rises up to above sea level. The archaeological site of Kuntuyuq is situated at a height of about . Read more on Wikipedia

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