🇵🇪 Peru · Archaeological wonder
Choquequirao Puquio
Choquequirao Puquio (possibly from Quechua chuqi metal, every kind of precious metal / gold (<Aymara), k'iraw crip, cot, pukyu spring, well) is an archaeological site in Peru.
🇵🇪 Peru · Archaeological wonder
Inti Punku
Inti Punku or Intipunku (Quechua inti sun, punku door, "sun gate", Hispanicized spellings Intipunco, Intipuncu, Inti Puncu) is an archaeological site in the Cusco Region of Peru that was once a…
🇵🇪 Peru · Archaeological wonder
Cusichaca River
Cusichaca River (possibly from Quechua kusi delight, joy, happiness / merry, joyful, content, happy, chaka bridge, "joy bridge", or k'usi a cucurbit species, a small zucchini or Cucurbita pepo,…
🇵🇪 Peru · Archaeological wonder
Colcampata
Colcampata (Quechua qullqa, qulqa deposit, -n a suffix, pata elevated place / above, at the top / edge, bank (of a river), shore) is an archaeological site in Peru.
🇵🇪 Peru · Archaeological wonder
Huamanmarca, La Convención
Huamanmarca (possibly from Quechua waman falcon, marka village) (also spelled Huamanmarka or Wamanmarka) is an archaeological site in the region of Cusco, Peru.
🇵🇪 Peru · Archaeological wonder
Kanamarka
Kanamarka or Kanamarca (possibly from Quechua k'ana glowing, K'ana a Peruvian people, marka village) is an archaeological site in Peru. It is located in the Cusco Region, Espinar Province, Alto Pichigua District.
🇵🇪 Peru · Archaeological wonder
Cheqollo
Cheqollo (Quechua for nightingale) is an archaeological site in Peru. It is located in the Cusco Region, Cusco Province, San Jerónimo District, north of San Jerónimo.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Ancient city
Cusae
Cusae (Ancient Greek: Κοῦσαι or Κῶς; Coptic: ⲕⲱⲥⲉⲓ or ⲕⲟⲥⲉⲓ) was a city in Upper Egypt. Its Ancient Egyptian name was qjs (variant qsy), conventionally rendered Qis or Kis, with many further…
🇵🇪 Peru · Archaeological wonder
Cochapata
Cochapata or Qochapata (possibly from Quechua qucha lake, pata elevated place, riverbank, shore) is an archaeological site in Peru. It is located in the district of Huayopata, La Convención Province, Cusco.
🇵🇪 Peru · Rock art
Chawaytiri
Chawaytiri (Hispanicized Chahuaytire, Chahuaytiri) is an archaeological site with rock paintings in Peru.
🇵🇪 Peru · Archaeological wonder
Choquepuquio
Choquepuquio (possibly from Quechua chuqi metal, gold (Aymara), every kind of precious metal, pukyu spring, well) is an ancient Wari site in Peru in the valley of Cusco.
🇵🇪 Peru · Archaeological wonder
Huillca Raccay
Huillca Raccay or Huillca Racay (also Willkaraqay or Willka Raqay ) (possibly from Quechua willka grandchild / great-grandson / lineage / minor god in the Inca culture, an image of the Vilcanota…
🇵🇪 Peru · Archaeological wonder
Inka Tampu, Huayopata
Inka Tampu or Inkatampu (Quechua inka Inca, tampu inn, "Inca inn", Hispanicized and mixed spellings Incatambo, Inkatambo, Inca Tambo) is an archaeological site in Peru.
🇵🇪 Peru · Archaeological wonder
Inka Tampu, Vilcabamba
Inka Tampu or Inkatampu (Quechua inka Inca, tampu inn, "Inca inn", Hispanicized and mixed spellings Incatambo, Inkatambo, Inca Tambo) is an archaeological site in Peru.
🇵🇪 Peru · Rock art
Inkapintay
Inkapintay (Quechua Inka Inca, pintay to paint / painting (a borrowing from Spanish pintar to paint), "Inka painting") or Inkapintayuq (-yuq a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with an Inka…
🇵🇪 Peru · Rock art
Intiyuq K'uchu
Intiyuq K'uchu (or Pintasqa Wayq'u) is an archaeological site in Peru with rock paintings. It is located in the Cusco Region, Calca Province, Lamay District.
🇵🇪 Peru · Rock art
Jinkiori
Jinkiori or Jingkiori is an archaeological site consisting of petroglyphs engraved in a big rock called the “Monolith of Jinkiori". It is located in Paucartambo Province, region of Cusco, Peru.