Markapukyu

{{short description|Archaeological site in Peru}}

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| location = Peru, Pasco Region, Pasco Province

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| height = {{convert|3787|m|ft|0}}

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Markapukyu (Hispanicized spelling Marcapuquio) is an archaeological site in Peru. It is situated in the Pasco Region, Pasco Province, Yarusyacán District, at a height of {{convert|3787|m|ft|0}}.{{cite web|url=http://www.mincetur.gob.pe/TURISMO/OTROS/inventario%20turistico/Ficha.asp?cod_Ficha=7159 |title=Marcapuquio |publisher=mincetur |access-date=March 21, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140322001743/http://www.mincetur.gob.pe/TURISMO/OTROS/inventario%20turistico/Ficha.asp?cod_Ficha=7159 |archive-date=March 22, 2014 }} The name is derived from Quechua marka, meaning 'village' or 'storey', and pukyu, meaning 'spring of water',Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe, Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, Quechua – Castellano, Castellano – Quechua (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)