Choquepuquio (possibly from Quechua chuqi metal, gold (Aymara), every kind of precious metal, pukyu spring, well)Ludovico Bertonio, Aymara-Spanish dictionary (transcription): Chuqi - Oro, el mas rico metal.Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary): chuqi - s. Oro puro, oro fino. pukyu, juturi - s. Fuente. Manantial. pukyu, p'unqu - s. Pozo. Hoyo en la tierra.Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (5-vowel-system): choqe - s. metal. (Del aymara). Oro fino. / Todo metal precioso. / Nombre genérico del metal. pukyu - s. Manante, manatial, ojo o boca de las aguas subterráneas. is an ancient Wari site in Peru in the valley of Cusco. These extensive ruins are situated in the Quispicanchi Province, Lucre District, near the village of Huacarpay and the homonymous lake.Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine:
The site dates back to c. 400 CE and lasted into the Colonial Period before its abandonment around 1530 CE.
See also Pikillaqta Rumiqullqa
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External links http://amerique-latine.com/ala/fr/Choquepuquyo.html