Pirca Pirca, Lima

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Yauyos Province, Lima

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Pirca Pirca{{Cite book|title=Peru 1:100 000, Huarochirí (25-k)|publisher=IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú)}} (possibly from Aymara and Quechua pirqa wall){{Ref Bertonio}}{{Ref Laime}} is an archaeological site in Peru. It is located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, Tanta District. Pirca Pirca was declared a National Cultural Heritage of Peru by Resolución Viceministerial No. 011-2013-VMPCIC-MC on February 7, 2013.Sistema Peruano de Información Jurídica, Resolución Viceministerial No. 011-2013-VMPCIC-MC It lies north of Lake Paucarcocha.{{cite web |url=http://sisbib.unmsm.edu.pe/bibvirtual/publicaciones/alma_mater/1999_n17/santuario.htm|title=El "Santuario de Pariacaca"|publisher=Cesár W. Astuahuamán Gonzales|access-date=July 18, 2014}}

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{{Archaeological sites in Peru}}

Category:Archaeological sites in the Department of Lima

Category:Archaeological sites in Peru

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