Location Peru, Puno Region | Region Andes | |
Tanqa Tanqa (Aymara for beetle, Hispanicized spelling Tanca Tanca, also Tanka Tanka) or Tanka Tanka (Aymara tanka hat or biretta, the reduplication indicates that there is a group of something, "many hats (or birettas)") is an archaeological site in Peru. It is located in the Puno Region, Chucuito Province, Zepita District. The site was declared a National Cultural Heritage (Patrimonio Cultural) of Peru.
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