Purunllacta, Cheto

Purunllacta[1][2][3] or Purum Llacta[1][4] (Quechua purum, purun savage, wild / wasteland, llaqta place (village, town, city, country, nation)[5][6] is an archaeological site of the Chachapoya culture in Peru. It is situated in the Amazonas Region, Chachapoyas Province, Cheto District, on the mountain of the same name.[1][7] It lies northeast and near the archaeological site of Purunllacta of the Soloco District.[4]

For the archaeological site in Soloco District, Peru, see Purunllacta, Soloco.

Purunllacta

Shown within Peru
Location	Peru
Region	Amazonas Region, Chachapoyas Province, Cheto District
Coordinates	6°17′6.4″S 77°42′46.6″W

The site was declared a National Cultural Heritage by Resolución Directoral Nacional No. 196-INC on April 2, 2003.[1]

See also

• Machu Pirqa
• Quchapampa

References

1. "Complejo Arqueológico Purun Llacta o Monte Purivian". mincetur. Retrieved March 28, 2014.
2. Jenkins, Dilwyn (2003). The Rough Guide to Peru. Rough Guides. p. 409. ISBN 9781843530749.
3. Fodor's (2013). Fodor's Peru: with Machu Picchu and the Inca Trail. Travel Distribution. p. 431. ISBN 9780891419464.
4. Olivier Fabre, Jean Loup Guyot, Rodolfo Salas Gismondi, Manuel Malaver Pizarro, Ermanno Maniero, Los chachapoya de la región de Soloco: Chaquil, del sitio de hábitat a la cueva funeraria, Bulletin de l’Institut Français d’Études Andines / 2008, 37 (2): 271-292. Retrieved on March 29, 2014
5. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
6. Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
7. escale.minedu.gob.pe - Map of the Chachapoyas Province (Amazonas Region)