Kachi Qhata

Kachi Qhata (Quechua kachi salt, qhata slope, hillside,[1] "salt slope", also spelled Cachiccata) is a slope in the Cusco Region in Peru with quarries used as a source of porphyry by the Incas. It is located in the Urubamba Province, Ollantaytambo District, about 9 km southwest of Ollantaytambo.[2][3] It lies near the peak of Yana Urqu.

Kachi Qhata is also the name of two little villages (Cachiccata and Ccacheccata) and a stream (Cachijata) near the slope.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  2. ↑ "Cantera de Cachiccata o Choquetakarpu". mincetur. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
  3. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Urubamba Province (Cusco Region)

Coordinates: 13°15′31″S 72°17′18″W / 13.25861°S 72.28833°W / -13.25861; -72.28833

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