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Yuraq Mach'ay

Yuraq Mach'ay

Archaeological site in Peru

For the mountain in the Huancavelica Region, Peru, see Yuraq Mach'ay (Huancavelica).

Yuraq Mach'ay (Quechua yuraq white, mach'ay cave,[1] "white cave", Hispanicized spelling Yuracmachay) is an archaeological site with rock paintings in Peru. It lies in the Pasco Region, Daniel Alcides Carrión Province, Chacayan District.[2] Yuraq Mach'ay is situated at a height of 3,991 metres (13,094 ft) on the slope of Pukara, north of the city of Cerro de Pasco.

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  1. [1]
    Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  2. [2]
    "Petroglifos de Yuracmachay". mincetur. Retrieved March 21, 2014.

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