Markahirka

{{short description|Archaeological site in Peru}}

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| alternate_name = Marcajirca

| image = Chullpa mayor en Marcajirca.jpg

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| caption = Main chullpa in Markahirka, 2013.

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| location = Peru, Ancash Region, Huari Province

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| area = 13 ha

| height = {{convert|3580|m|ft|0}}

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Markahirka or Marka Hirka (Quechua marka village, Ancash Quechua hirka mountain,{{Ref Laime}}Robert Beér, Armando Muyolemaj, Dr. Hernán S. Aguilarpaj, Vocabulario comparativo, quechua ecuatoriano - quechua ancashino - castellano - English, Brighton 2006 "village mountain", Hispanicized spellings Marca Jirca, Marcajirca) is an archaeological site with cave paintings and stone tombs (chullpa) on a mountain of the same name in Peru. It is located in the Ancash Region, Huari Province, in the districts of Cajay and Masin. It is situated at a height of {{convert|3580|m|ft|0}}.{{cite web|url=http://www.mincetur.gob.pe/TURISMO/OTROS/inventario%20turistico/Ficha.asp?cod_Ficha=1706|title=Sitio Arqueológico de Marcajirca|author=|publisher=mincetur|access-date=April 17, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140419012044/http://www.mincetur.gob.pe/TURISMO/OTROS/inventario%20turistico/Ficha.asp?cod_Ficha=1706|archive-date=April 19, 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://www.ign.gob.pe/nomenclatorDigital/carta.php?id=19572|title=Cerro Marca Jirca|author=|publisher=IGN, Peru|access-date=April 18, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924033524/http://www.ign.gob.pe/nomenclatorDigital/carta.php?id=19572|archive-date=September 24, 2015|url-status=dead}} Markahirka is also a good viewpoint with views into the Puchka valley (Puchca) and to the towns of Huari (Wari) and Huachis (Wachis).