Kuntur_Amaya

Kuntur Amaya

Kuntur Amaya

Ancient Andean site

Kuntur Amaya (Aymara kunturi condor, amaya dead body, dead / beloved son / battlement / a thin person / lazy,[1] Hispanicized spellings Condor Amaya, Cóndor Amaya) is an archaeological site in Bolivia. It is located in the La Paz Department, Aroma Province, Umala Municipality, near Wayllani and Kuntur Amaya. The site was declared a National Monument on December 12, 2006.[2] It is a place with burial towers (chullpa).[3]

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  1. [1]
    Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary)
  2. [2]
    "Gaceta Oficial del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia, 3597". gob.bo. Retrieved May 19, 2014.
  3. [3]
    "Arqueología, Un proyecto de largo aliento habla de la "casa de los muertos"". pieb.com.bo. Retrieved May 19, 2014.


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