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'''Pukara''' ([[Aymara language|Aymara]] and [[Quechua language|Quechua]] for [[Pukara|fortress]], |
'''Pukara''' ([[Aymara language|Aymara]] and [[Quechua language|Quechua]] for [[Pukara|fortress]], Hispanicized spellings ''Pucara, Pucará'', also ''Pukará'') is an archaeological site in the far southern highlands of [[Peru]], dating mostly to the [[Cultural periods of Peru|Early Intermediate Period]] (first centuries AD). The site has given its name to what some archaeologists refer to as a distinct 'Pukara culture'. It is located to the north-west of [[Lake Titicaca]] in the [[Puno Region]], [[Lampa Province]], [[Pucará District, Lampa|Pucará District]],<ref name=mincetur>[http://www.mincetur.gob.pe/TURISMO/OTROS/inventario%20turistico/Ficha.asp?cod_Ficha=460 mincetur.gob.pe] "Complejo arqueológico de Pukara", retrieved on January 27, 2014</ref> in the west of the village of the same name. The site was declared a National Cultural Heritage ''(Patrimonio Cultural)'' of Peru by the [[National Institute of Culture]].<ref name=mincetur/> |
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| Location | Peru, Puno Region |
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| Region | Andes |
Pukara (Aymara and Quechua for fortress, Hispanicized spellings Pucara, Pucará, also Pukará) is an archaeological site in the far southern highlands of Peru, dating mostly to the Early Intermediate Period (first centuries AD). The site has given its name to what some archaeologists refer to as a distinct 'Pukara culture'. It is located to the north-west of Lake Titicaca in the Puno Region, Lampa Province, Pucará District,[1] in the west of the village of the same name. The site was declared a National Cultural Heritage (Patrimonio Cultural) of Peru by the National Institute of Culture.[1]
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- ^ a b mincetur.gob.pe "Complejo arqueológico de Pukara", retrieved on January 27, 2014
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