Coordinates: 13°32′36″S 72°15′50″W / 13.54333°S 72.26389°W / -13.54333; -72.26389

Pumawasi, Anta

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Pumawasi
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LocationPeru, Cusco Region, Anta Province, Chinchaypujio District
RegionAndes
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Length22m
Width30m
Height19m
Site notes
ArchaeologistsSilvia Flores Delgado
Public accessyes

Pumawasi (Quechua (Quechua puma cougar, puma, wasi house,[1] "puma house") is a rocky cave with pre-Columbian rock-art in Peru. It is situated in the Cusco Region, Anta Province, Chinchaypujio District. Pumawasi lies in the north of the district, west of the mountain Yuraqqaqa (Yurajaja, Yurajqaqa).

The cave is about 22 metres (72 ft) deep, 19 metres (62 ft) and measures about 30 metres (98 ft) at its widest point. It was used as a burial ground, among other uses, as evidenced by human bone remains.[2]

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  1. ^ Teofilo Laime Acopa, Diccionario Bilingüe, Iskay simipi yuyay k'ancha, Quechua – Castellano, Castellano – Quechua (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
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