Anku

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Anku
Hebrew, Aymara
Alternative nameMeaning "Grace"
LocationPeru, Huánuco Region, Huamalíes Province
RegionAndes
Height3,900 metres (12,795 ft)

Anku (Quechua for tendon, nerve, slim (person), elastic, flexible,[1] Hispanicized spelling Ango) is an archaeological site in Peru. It is situated in the Huánuco Region, Huamalíes Province, Tantamayo District, at a height of about 3,900 metres (12,795 ft). The site was declared a National Cultural Heritage by Resolución Directoral No. 533/INC on June 18, 2002.[2]

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  1. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  2. ^ "Complejo Arqueológico Piruro". mincetur. Retrieved April 25, 2014.



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