Ñust'a Hisp'ana

For the mountain in the Arequipa Region, Peru, see Yuraq Rumi.
Ñust'a Hisp'ana
Yuraq Rumi, Chuqip'allta

Yuraq Rumi ("white stone") at Ñust'a Hisp'ana
Location Peru
Region Cusco Region
Coordinates 13°6′42″S 72°55′27″W / 13.11167°S 72.92417°W / -13.11167; -72.92417Coordinates: 13°6′42″S 72°55′27″W / 13.11167°S 72.92417°W / -13.11167; -72.92417
Height 2950
History
Cultures Inca

Ñust'a Hisp'ana (Quechua for "place where the princess urinates",[1] also spelled Ñusta España, Ñusta Ispanan),[2] Yuraq Rumi (Quechua yuraq white, rumi stone, "white stone", hispanicized Yurac Rumi)[3] or Chuqip'allta (Quechua chuqi precious metal, p'allta plane, hispanicized Chuquipalta)[4] is an archaeological site in Peru. It is located in the Cusco Region, La Convención Province, Vilcabamba District.[4]

Yuraq Rumi in a narrower sense is the name of a carved rock on the site, also known as the White Rock.[5]

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References

  1. ↑ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  2. ↑ Lee, Vincent R. (2013-01-19). Forgotten Vilcabamba: Final Stronghold of the Incas. Kindle Edition.
  3. ↑ "Antecedentes Históricos y Arqueológicos". Ministerio de Cultura. Retrieved August 28, 2013.
  4. 1 2 "Conjunto arqueológico de Ñusta Hispana". mincetur. Retrieved August 28, 2013.
  5. ↑ Thomson, Hugh. (2001). The White Rock. An Exploration of the Inca Heartland. London: Orion Books Ltd. p.310.
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