Q'inqu
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'''Q'enqo, Qenko, Kenko, or Quenco' (all from Quechua for "zig-zag") is an archaeological site in the Sacred Valley of Peru located in the Cusco Region, Cusco Province, Cusco District, about 6 km north east of Cusco. The site was declared a Cultural Heritage (Patrimonio Cultural)'' of the Cusco Region by the National Institute of Culture.
Key facts
- Ancient site.name
- Q'enqo
- Ancient site.alternate_name
- Qenqo, Qenko, Kenko, Quenco
- Ancient site.image
- 10.24 Cusco Q'enqo-18.jpg
- Ancient site.image_size
- 280px
- Ancient site.caption
- Monoliths at Qenko
- Ancient site.map_type
- Peru
- Ancient site.relief
- yes
- Ancient site.location
- Cusco
- Ancient site.type
- Temple
- Ancient site.epochs
- Late Horizon
- Ancient site.cultures
- Inca
- Ancient site.mapframe frame width
- 270
- Ancient site.mapframe
- yes
- Ancient site.mapframe caption
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- Ancient site.mapframe zoom
- 13
- Ancient site.mapframe marker
- landmark
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- archaeological site
- Country
- Peru
- Located in
- Cusco District
- Location
- Andes
- Image
- Q'enqo.jpg
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- Commons category
- Q'inqu
- different from
- Kenko
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Encyclopedic overview
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'''Q'enqo, Qenko, Kenko, or Quenco' (all from Quechua for "zig-zag") is an archaeological site in the Sacred Valley of Peru located in the Cusco Region, Cusco Province, Cusco District, about 6 km north east of Cusco. The site was declared a Cultural Heritage (Patrimonio Cultural) of the Cusco Region by the National Institute of Culture.
It is one of the largest huacas (holy places) in the Cusco Region. Many huacas'' were based on naturally occurring rock formations. It was believed to be a place where sacrifices and mummification took place.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Q'inqu” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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