Machu Colca

Machu Colca
Machu Qollqa
Alternative name	Machu Qolqa
Location	Peru; Urubamba Province, Cusco
Coordinates	13°21′48″S 72°03′49″W / 13.36333°S 72.06361°W
History
Cultures	Inca Civilization

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Machu Colca,^[1]^[2] Machuqolqa^[3] or Machu Qollqa^[4]^[5]^[6] (from Quechua machu old, old person, qullqa, qulqa deposit, storehouse)^[7] is an archaeological site in Peru. It lies in the Cusco Region, Urubamba Province, Huayllabamba District, a few minutes outside of Chinchero.^[3] Machu Colca is situated at about 3,850 metres (12,631 ft) of elevation, above the left bank of the Urubamba River, near the village of Raqch'i (Raqchi).^[3]

The archeological site features 14 terraces with partial buildings, while the adjacent parking lot is lined with small handicraft stores and a Zip line park.

References

^ Dehlinger, Johanna (2009). Architecture - Design Methods - Inca Structures. Festschrift for Jean-Pierre Protzen. kassel university press GmbH. p. 121. ISBN 9783899586695.
^ Nair, Stella (2015). At Home with the Sapa Inca: Architecture, Space, and Legacy at Chinchero. University of Texas Press. pp. 37, 157, 158. ISBN 9781477302507.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Zona Arqueológica De Machuqolqa". ficha.sigmincetur.mincetur.gob.pe. Retrieved 2019-05-27.
^ Manzanilla, Linda R.; Rothman, Mitchell (2016). Storage in Ancient Complex Societies: Administration, Organization, and Control. Routledge. pp. 178, 179, 182, 183. ISBN 9781315520964.
^ Protzen, Jean-Pierre (2005). Arquitectura y construcción incas en Ollantaytambo (in Spanish). Fondo Editorial de la Pontifica Universidad Católica del Perú. p. 146. ISBN 9789972427022.
^ Areshian, Gregory E. (2013). Empires and Diversity: On the Crossroads of Archaeology, Anthropology, and History. ISD LLC. p. 224. ISBN 9781938770517.
^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)

[1] Dehlinger, Johanna (2009). Architecture - Design Methods - Inca Structures. Festschrift for Jean-Pierre Protzen. kassel university press GmbH. p. 121. ISBN 9783899586695.

[2] Nair, Stella (2015). At Home with the Sapa Inca: Architecture, Space, and Legacy at Chinchero. University of Texas Press. pp. 37, 157, 158. ISBN 9781477302507.

[:0-3] "Zona Arqueológica De Machuqolqa". ficha.sigmincetur.mincetur.gob.pe. Retrieved 2019-05-27.

[4] Manzanilla, Linda R.; Rothman, Mitchell (2016). Storage in Ancient Complex Societies: Administration, Organization, and Control. Routledge. pp. 178, 179, 182, 183. ISBN 9781315520964.

[5] Protzen, Jean-Pierre (2005). Arquitectura y construcción incas en Ollantaytambo (in Spanish). Fondo Editorial de la Pontifica Universidad Católica del Perú. p. 146. ISBN 9789972427022.

[6] Areshian, Gregory E. (2013). Empires and Diversity: On the Crossroads of Archaeology, Anthropology, and History. ISD LLC. p. 224. ISBN 9781938770517.

[7] Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)

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