This article is about the archaeological site in the Melgar Province, Puno Region, Peru. For other uses, see Mawk'allaqta (disambiguation).
Mawk'allaqta
Location
Peru, Puno Region , Melgar Province
Region
Andes
Mawk'allaqta, also Mawk'a Llaqta[1] (Quechuamawk'a ancient, llaqta place (village, town, city, country, nation),[2] "ancient place", Hispanicized spelling Maucallacta) is an archaeological site in Peru. It is located in the Puno Region, Melgar Province, Nuñoa District.[3] The site was declared a National Cultural Heritage (Patrimonio Cultural) of Peru by the National Institute of Culture.[3]
References[]
^Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005: Mawk'a Llaqta
^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.
^ abmincetur.gob.peArchived 2014-02-04 at the Wayback Machine "Sitio arqueológico Maucallacta", retrieved on January 24, 2014