Hatun Uchku

{{short description|Archaeological site in Peru}}

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| location = Peru, Huánuco Region, Ambo Province

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Hatun Uchku (Quechua hatun big, uchku hole, pitDiccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)[http://homepage.ntlworld.com/robert_beer/Vocabulario%20comparativo%20Quechua%20ecuator%20Quechua%20ancash%20-%2020%20Oct%2006.PDF Vocabulario comparativo quechua ecuatoriano - quechua ancashino -- castellano - English] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304095403/http://homepage.ntlworld.com/robert_beer/Vocabulario%20comparativo%20Quechua%20ecuator%20Quechua%20ancash%20-%2020%20Oct%2006.PDF |date=2016-03-04 }} (pdf){{cite web|url=http://traductor.babylon.com/quechua/a-espanol/uchku/|title=Traduzca Uchku para Español|author=|publisher=babylon|access-date=April 27, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140427184005/http://traductor.babylon.com/quechua/a-espanol/uchku/|archive-date=April 27, 2014|url-status=dead}} "big hole" or "big pit", hispanicized spelling Jatun Uchco) is a cave with archaeological and paleontological remains in Peru. It was declared a National Cultural Heritage by Resolución Directoral No. 441/INC on May 23, 2002. Hatun Uchku is situated in the Huánuco Region, Ambo Province, Ambo District, about 500 m south of the main square of Ambo, at a height of {{convert|2206|m|ft|0}}.