Pikillacta
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Piquillacta, in Southern Quechua
Piki Llaqta (City of fleas), is a large Huari
archaeological site
20km east of Cusco
in the province of Quispicanchi
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The site is also known as Piki Llacta, Pikillacta or Piquillacta.
Southern Quechua
Southern Quechua , or only Quechua, is the most widely spoken of the major regional groupings of mutually intelligible dialects within the Quechua language family, with about 5 million speakers...
Piki Llaqta (City of fleas), is a large Huari
Huari Culture
The Wari were a Middle Horizon civilization that flourished in the south-central Andes and coastal area of modern-day Peru, from about CE 500 to 1000...
archaeological site
Archaeological site
An archaeological site is a place in which evidence of past activity is preserved , and which has been, or may be, investigated using the discipline of archaeology and represents a part of the archaeological record.Beyond this, the definition and geographical extent of a 'site' can vary widely,...
20km east of Cusco
Cusco
Cusco , often spelled Cuzco , is a city in southeastern Peru, near the Urubamba Valley of the Andes mountain range. It is the capital of the Cusco Region as well as the Cuzco Province. In 2007, the city had a population of 358,935 which was triple the figure of 20 years ago...
in the province of Quispicanchi
Quispicanchi Province
Quispicanchi Province is one of thirteen provinces in the Cusco Region in the southern highlands of Peru.-Boundaries:* North: Paucartambo Province and Madre de Dios Region* East: Puno Region* South: Canchis Province...
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The site is also known as Piki Llacta, Pikillacta or Piquillacta.