Area 12 ha Periods pre-Inca | Height 4,000 m (13,000 ft) Region Andes | |
Location Peru, Cusco Region, Espinar Province | ||
Mullu Q'awa (Aymara mullu colored stone like a coral with which they make necklaces, q'awa little river, ditch, crevice, fissure, gap in the earth, hispanicized spellings Molloqhawa, Muyuqhawa) is an archaeological site in Peru on a mountain of that name. It is located in the Cusco Region, Espinar Province, Alto Pichigua District. It lies near the village of Mullu Q'awa (Molloccahua, Molloqhawa). It is situated on top of the mountain at a height of about 4,000 m (13,000 ft).
The site was declared a National Cultural Heritage (Patrimonio Cultural) by Resolution No. 954-2010- INC on April 27, 2010.
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