Kenko, Puno

Kenko,[1][2] Qenqo[3] or Q'inq'u[4] (possibly Aymara for "twisted, bent")[5] or also Inka Anatawi[4] is an archaeological site in Peru. It is located in the Puno Region, Puno Province, Acora District, at an elevation of about 4,000 m (13,000 ft).[3] The site was declared a National Cultural Heritage (Patrimonio Cultural) of Peru by the National Institute of Culture.[3]

For the archaeological site in the Cusco Region, Peru, see Q'inqu.
Kenko
Q'inq'u
Inka Anatawi
LocationPeru, Puno Region
RegionAndes
Height4,000 m (13,000 ft)

See also

Molloko

References
  1. Stanish, Charles; Cohen, Amanda B.; Aldenderfer, Mark S. (2005). Advances in Titicaca Basin Archaeology. Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at UCLA. p. 230. ISBN 9781931745154.
  2. Hyslop, John (1976). An Archaeological Investigation of the Lupaca Kingdom and Its Origins. Columbia University. pp. 111, 206.
  3. mincetur.gob.pe Archived February 4, 2014, at the Wayback Machine "Sitio arqueológico de Qenqo", retrieved on January 24, 2014
  4. Jaime Barrientos Quispe, Freddy Velásquez Pari, Institución Educativa "Alfonso Torres Luna" de Acora, Avenida Antonio Raymondi 135-Acora, Guía didáctica, Patrimonio cultural y natural de Acora, Educando para la memoria, Guía didáctica para estudiantes del primer grado de secundaria, p. 14 (in Spanish)
  5. Ludovico Bertonio, Aymara-Spanish dictionary (transcription)


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