Muyu Urqu
Muyu Urqu (Quechua muyu circle, urqu mountain,[2] "circle mountain", Hispanicized spellings Muyuorco, Muyuorcco, Muyu Orcco, Muyu Orco, also Muyu Orqo, Muyuorqo, Muyu Urqo) is an archaeological site and a prominent hill in Peru.[1][3] It is situated in the Cusco Region, Cusco Province, Santiago District,[4] east of the mountain Araway Qhata, at the right bank of Watanay River. The mountain with the archaeological remains is about 3,400 metres (11,155 ft) high.
| Muyu Urqu | |
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.jpg.webp) A view of Cusco and the mountains southeast of it. Muyu Urqu is the lowest hill on the left. | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,400 m (11,200 ft) [1] |
| Coordinates | 13°32′33″S 71°57′23″W |
| Naming | |
| Language of name | Quechua |
| Geography | |
  Muyu Urqu Peru | |
| Location | Peru, Cusco Region, Cusco Province |
| Parent range | Andes |
References
- Julinho Zapata Rodriguez, Los Cerros Sagrados: Panorama del Periodo Formativo en la Cuenca del Vilcanota, Cuzco (The Sacred Mountains: A Formative Period's Overview of the Vilcanota Basin, Cuzco), Boletín de Arqueología PUCP, No. 2, 1998, 307-336 (in Spanish, abstract in English)
- Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
- drc-cusco.gob.pe/ "Distrito de Santiago - Sitio Arqueológico de Muyuorqo", retrieved on February 24, 2014 (in Spanish)
- escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Cusco Province (Cusco Region)
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