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'''Yuraq Mach'ay''' ([[Quechua language|Quechua]] ''yuraq'' white, ''mach'ay'' cave,<ref>{{Ref Laime}}</ref> "white cave", Hispanicized spelling ''Yuracmachay'') is an archaeological site with rock paintings in [[Peru]]. It lies in the [[Pasco Region]], [[Daniel Alcides Carrión Province]], [[Chacayan District]].<ref name=mincetur>{{cite web |url=http://www.mincetur.gob.pe/TURISMO/OTROS/inventario%20turistico/Ficha.asp?cod_Ficha=6971|title=Petroglifos de Yuracmachay|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date= |website= |publisher=mincetur|accessdate=March 21, 2014}}</ref> Yuraq Mach'ay is situated at a height of {{convert|3991|m|ft|0}} on the slope of Pukara, north of the city of [[Cerro de Pasco]].
'''Yuraq Mach'ay''' ([[Quechua language|Quechua]] ''yuraq'' white, ''mach'ay'' cave,<ref>{{Ref Laime}}</ref> "white cave", Hispanicized spelling ''Yuracmachay'') is an archaeological site with rock paintings in [[Peru]]. It lies in the [[Pasco Region]], [[Daniel Alcides Carrión Province]], [[Chacayan District]].<ref name=mincetur>{{cite web |url=http://www.mincetur.gob.pe/TURISMO/OTROS/inventario%20turistico/Ficha.asp?cod_Ficha=6971|title=Petroglifos de Yuracmachay|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |publisher=mincetur|access-date=March 21, 2014}}</ref> Yuraq Mach'ay is situated at a height of {{convert|3991|m|ft|0}} on the slope of Pukara, north of the city of [[Cerro de Pasco]].


== See also ==
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Latest revision as of 07:15, 26 February 2022

Yuraq Mach'ay
LocationPeru, Pasco Region, Daniel Alcides Carrión Province
RegionAndes
Height3,991 metres (13,094 ft)

Yuraq Mach'ay (Quechua yuraq white, mach'ay cave,[1] "white cave", Hispanicized spelling Yuracmachay) is an archaeological site with rock paintings in Peru. It lies in the Pasco Region, Daniel Alcides Carrión Province, Chacayan District.[2] Yuraq Mach'ay is situated at a height of 3,991 metres (13,094 ft) on the slope of Pukara, north of the city of Cerro de Pasco.

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  1. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  2. ^ "Petroglifos de Yuracmachay". mincetur. Retrieved March 21, 2014.

10°29′49″S 76°25′05″W / 10.4969°S 76.4181°W / -10.4969; -76.4181