Mawk'allaqta, Melgar

{{short description|Archaeological site in Peru}}

{{About|the archaeological site in the Melgar Province, Puno Region, Peru|other uses|Mawk'allaqta (disambiguation){{!}}Mawk'allaqta (disambiguation)}}

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Mawk'allaqta, also Mawk'a LlaqtaDiccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005: Mawk'a Llaqta (Quechua mawk'a ancient, llaqta place (village, town, city, country, nation),Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary): mawk'a, thanta - adj. Usado, -da. Gastado y deslucido por el uso. || Antiguo, lo que ya pasó de moda. Mawk'a. llaqta - s País. Nación, región, provincia o territorio, pueblo pequeño. || s. Nación. Conjunto de los habitantes de un territorio. || s. Patria. Lugar, ciudad o país en que se ha nacido. || s. Pueblo. || s. Urbe. Ciudad, en especial populosa. "ancient place", Hispanicized spelling Maucallacta) is an archaeological site in Peru. It is located in the Puno Region, Melgar Province, Nuñoa District.[http://www.mincetur.gob.pe/TURISMO/OTROS/inventario%20turistico/Ficha.asp?cod_Ficha=470 mincetur.gob.pe] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140204043034/http://www.mincetur.gob.pe/TURISMO/OTROS/inventario%20turistico/Ficha.asp?cod_Ficha=470 |date=2014-02-04 }} "Sitio arqueológico Maucallacta", retrieved on January 24, 2014 The site was declared a National Cultural Heritage (Patrimonio Cultural) of Peru by the National Institute of Culture.