Kenko, Puno

Archaeological site in Peru

For the archaeological site in the Cusco Region, Peru, see Q'inqu.

Kenko,^[1]^[2] Qenqo^[3] or Q'inq'u^[4] (possibly Aymara for "twisted, bent")^[5] or also Inka Anatawi^[4] is an archaeological site in Peru. It is located in the Puno Region, Puno Province, Acora District, at an elevation of about 4,000 m (13,000 ft).^[3] The site was declared a National Cultural Heritage (Patrimonio Cultural) of Peru by the National Institute of Culture.^[3]

References

^ Stanish, Charles; Cohen, Amanda B.; Aldenderfer, Mark S. (2005). Advances in Titicaca Basin Archaeology. Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at UCLA. p. 230. ISBN 9781931745154.
^ Hyslop, John (1976). An Archaeological Investigation of the Lupaca Kingdom and Its Origins. Columbia University. pp. 111, 206.
^ ^a ^b ^c mincetur.gob.pe Archived February 4, 2014, at the Wayback Machine "Sitio arqueológico de Qenqo", retrieved on January 24, 2014
^ ^a ^b Jaime Barrientos Quispe, Freddy Velásquez Pari, Institución Educativa "Alfonso Torres Luna" de Acora, Avenida Antonio Raymondi 135-Acora, Guía didáctica, Patrimonio cultural y natural de Acora, Educando para la memoria, Guía didáctica para estudiantes del primer grado de secundaria, p. 14 (in Spanish)
^ Ludovico Bertonio, Aymara-Spanish dictionary (transcription)