Wichqana

For the mountain named Wichqana or Hapu Punta in the Cusco Region, Peru, see Hapu Punta.
Wichqana
LocationPeru, Ayacucho Region
RegionAndes
Coordinates13°08′00″S 74°12′40″W / 13.13333°S 74.21111°W / -13.13333; -74.21111

Wichqana (Quechua, also spelled Huichcana, Huichccana) is an archaeological site in Peru. It is located in the Ayacucho Region, Huamanga Province, Ayacucho District. Wichqana lies on a western slope of Uma Urqu north of Ayacucho.[1][2][3] Wichqana was during the early horizon time period which is one of the seven time periods used for Peruvian chronological construction.

  1. ^ Gobierno Regional de Ayacucho, Plan de Desarrollo Turístico de la Región Ayacucho 2004 – 2014, Aprobado mediante Ordenanza de Consejo Regional N° 03 - 04 - GRA/PRES
  2. ^ José Ochatoma Paravicino, El Periodo Formativo en Ayacucho: Balance y Perspectivas, Boletin de Arqueología PUCP No. 2 1998, 289-302 (see sketch map on p. 290)
  3. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huamanga Province (Ayacucho Region)