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Runkuraqay
LocationPeru
RegionCusco Region
History
CulturesInca

Runkuraqay (Quechua runku basket, raqay shed / ruin)[1][2] is an archaeological site in Peru located in the Cusco Region, Urubamba Province, Machupicchu District. It is situated southeast of the archaeological site Machu Picchu and south of the river Willkanuta.[3] The ruins lie on the southern slope of the mountain Runkuraqay near the Runkuraqay pass.

  • Location of Runkuraqay as shown on a sign near Willkaraqay
    Location of Runkuraqay as shown on a sign near Willkaraqay
  • At the Runkuraqay pass
    At the Runkuraqay pass

See also

References

  1. ^ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Urubamba Province (Cusco Region) showing the location of the mountain Runkuraqay
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