Location Peru | Region Cheto District | |
Purum Llaqta, Purumllaqta, Purun Llaqta or Purun Llaqta (Quechua purum, purun savage, wild / wasteland, llaqta place (village, town, city, country, nation) hispanicized spellings Purum Llacta, Purun Llacta, Purumllacta, Purunllacta) is an archaeological site of the Chachapoya culture in Peru. It is situated in the Amazonas Region, Chachapoyas Province, Cheto District, on the mountain Purum Llaqta (Purunllacta). It lies northeast and near the archaeological site of Purum Llaqta of the Soloco District.
The site was declared a National Cultural Heritage by Resolución Directoral Nacional No. 196-INC on April 2, 2003.
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Purum Llaqta, Cheto Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA