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'''Markahirka''' ([[Quechua language|Quechua]] ''marka'' village, [[Ancash Quechua]] ''hirka'' mountain,<ref> |
'''Markahirka''' or '''Marka Hirka''' ([[Quechua language|Quechua]] ''marka'' village, [[Ancash Quechua]] ''hirka'' mountain,<ref>{{Ref Laime}}</ref><ref>Robert Beér, Armando Muyolemaj, Dr. Hernán S. Aguilarpaj, Vocabulario comparativo, quechua ecuatoriano - quechua ancashino - castellano - English, Brighton 2006</ref> "village mountain", hispanicized spelling ''Marca Jirca, Marcajirca'') is an archaeological site with cave paintings and stone tombs ''([[chullpa]])'' on a mountain of the same name in [[Peru]]. It is located in the [[Ancash Region]], [[Huari Province]], in the districts of [[Cajay District|Cajay]] and [[Masin District|Masin]]. It is situated at a height of {{convert|3580|m|ft|0}}.<ref name=mincetur>{{cite web |url=http://www.mincetur.gob.pe/TURISMO/OTROS/inventario%20turistico/Ficha.asp?cod_Ficha=1706|title=Sitio Arqueológico de Marcajirca|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date= |website= |publisher=mincetur|accessdate=April 17, 2014}}</ref><ref name=ign>{{cite web |url=http://www.ign.gob.pe/nomenclatorDigital/carta.php?id=19572|title=Cerro Marca Jirca|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date= |website= |publisher=IGN, Peru|accessdate=April 18, 2015}}</ref> Markahirka is also a good viewpoint with views into the Puchka valley (''Puchca)'' and to the towns of [[Huari, Peru|Huari]] (Wari) and Huachis (Wachis). |
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| Location | Peru, Ancash Region, Huari Province |
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| Area | 13 ha |
| Height | 3,580 metres (11,745 ft) |
Markahirka or Marka Hirka (Quechua marka village, Ancash Quechua hirka mountain,[1][2] "village mountain", hispanicized spelling Marca Jirca, Marcajirca) is an archaeological site with cave paintings and stone tombs (chullpa) on a mountain of the same name in Peru. It is located in the Ancash Region, Huari Province, in the districts of Cajay and Masin. It is situated at a height of 3,580 metres (11,745 ft).[3][4] Markahirka is also a good viewpoint with views into the Puchka valley (Puchca) and to the towns of Huari (Wari) and Huachis (Wachis).
References
- ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
- ^ Robert Beér, Armando Muyolemaj, Dr. Hernán S. Aguilarpaj, Vocabulario comparativo, quechua ecuatoriano - quechua ancashino - castellano - English, Brighton 2006
- ^ "Sitio Arqueológico de Marcajirca". mincetur. Retrieved April 17, 2014.
- ^ "Cerro Marca Jirca". IGN, Peru. Retrieved April 18, 2015.