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Location | Peru, Pasco Region, Daniel Alcides Carrion Province, Chacayan District |
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Coordinates | 10°32′58″S 76°21′33″W / 10.54944°S 76.35917°W / -10.54944; -76.35917 |
Height | 4,475 metres (14,682 ft)[1] |
KuntuyuqorQuntuyuq (Quechua kuntu, quntu fragrance, aroma, -yuqasuffix,[2] "the one with a fragrance", Hispanicized spelling Contuyog, Cuntuyog) is an archaeological site with rock paintings on a mountain of the same name in Peru.[3] It lies in the Pasco Region, Daniel Alcides Carrion Province, Chacayan District,[4] in the community of Iskayqucha (Quechua for "two lakes", Hispanicized Iscaycocha), north-west of the lake Allqaqucha. The mountain rises up to 4,475 metres (14,682 ft) above sea level.[1] The archaeological site of Kuntuyuq is situated at a height of about 4,433 metres (14,544 ft).[3]
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