Founded Approximately 400 BC Cultures Wari | Abandoned Approximately 1530 BC Region Andes | |
Location Wakarpay, Quispicanchi Province, Cusco Region, Peru | ||
Chuqi Pukyu (Quechua chuqi metal, gold (<Aymara), every kind of precious metal, pukyu spring, well, "spring or well of precious metal", "gold spring", "gold well", hispanicized spellings Choke Pukio, Choque Pukio, Choque Puquio, Choquepujyu, Choquepuquio) is an ancient Wari site in Peru in the valley of Cusco. These extensive ruins are situated in the Quispicanchi Province, Lucre District, near the village and the lake Wakarpay on the plain of Muyuna.
The site dates back to c. 400 BC and lasted into the Colonial Period before its abandonment around 1530 BCE.
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