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    Asana is an archaeological site by the Asana River, a tributary of the Osmore River, in the south-central Andes of southern Peru. The site is situated...
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  • practice of yoga. Asana may also refer to: Asana, Inc., web and mobile collaboration software Asana Journal, a yoga magazine Asana, Peru, an archaeological...
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    until 1985. Asana, Peru Andean preceramic Caral-Supe civilization Moseley 2001. p. 109. Burger 1992. p. 45. Art and Archaeology of Ancient Peru Archived...
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  • Asana River (Río Asana) is a waterway in the Moquegua Region of southern Peru. It is one of the tributaries of the Osmore River (also known as Moquegua...
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    15th-century Inca citadel located in the Eastern Cordillera of southern Peru on a mountain ridge at 2,430 meters (7,970 ft). Often referred to as the...
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    Cusco (redirect from Cuzco, Peru)
    Quechua: Qosqo or Qusqu, pronounced [ˈqɔsqɔ]) is a city in southeastern Peru, near the Sacred Valley of the Andes mountain range and the Huatanay river...
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    in the Echarate District of La Convención Province in the Cuzco Region of Peru. Vilcabamba, in Quechua, means "sacred plain". The modern name for the Inca...
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  • sites in Peru are numerous and diverse, representing different aspects including temples and fortresses of the various cultures of ancient Peru, such as...
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    Valley, is a valley in the Andes of Peru, north of the Inca capital of Cusco. It is located in the present-day Peruvian region of Cusco. In colonial documents...
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    Since the 2000s, Tourism in Peru has made up the nation's third largest industry, behind fishing and mining. Tourism is directed towards archaeological...
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    Qenko (redirect from Kenko, Peru)
    Quechua for "zig-zag") is an archaeological site in the Sacred Valley of Peru located in the Cusco Region, Cusco Province, Cusco District, about 6 km north...
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    Písac (redirect from Pisac, Peru)
    Pisac (possibly from Quechua for Nothoprocta, also spelled p'isaqa) is a Peruvian town in the Sacred Valley of the Incas. It is situated on the Vilcanota...
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    Moray (Inca ruin) (category Archaeological sites in Peru)
    Moray (Quechua: Muray) is an archaeological site in Peru approximately 50 kilometres (31 mi) northwest of Cuzco on a high plateau at about 3,500 metres...
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    Osmore River (category Rivers of Peru)
    years of human occupation. The Asana archaeological site, occupied over a period of 8,000 years, is located by the Asana River, a tributary of the Osmore...
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    Caral (category Archaeological sites in Peru)
    archaeological site in Peru where the remains of the main city of the Caral civilization are found. It is located in the Supe valley of Peru, near the current...
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    Chillón Valley on the central coast of Peru. The site is situated several kilometers north of Lima, the capital of Peru, in the San Martin de Porres District...
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  • This is a list of rivers of Peru, that are at least partially in Peru. The Peruvian government has published guidelines for the preparation of river flow...
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    Nazca lines (category Archaeological sites in Peru)
    are a group of geoglyphs made in the soil of the Nazca Desert in southern Peru. They were created between 500 BC and 500 AD by people making depressions...
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    Inca Trail to Machu Picchu (category Archaeological sites in Peru)
    Machu Picchu (also known as Camino Inca or Camino Inka) is a hiking trail in Peru that terminates at Machu Picchu. It consists of three overlapping trails:...
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    Paracas Candelabra (category Archaeological sites in Peru)
    geoglyph found on the northern face of the Paracas Peninsula at Pisco Bay in Peru. Pottery found nearby has been radio carbon dated to 200 BCE, the time of...
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    Coricancha (category Archaeological sites in Peru)
    and was described by early Spanish colonialists. It is located in Cusco, Peru, which was the capital of the empire. Originally named Intikancha or Intiwasi...
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    Ollantaytambo (category Ruins in Peru)
    (Quechua: Ullantaytampu) is a town and an Inca archaeological site in southern Peru some 72 km (45 mi) by road northwest of the city of Cusco. It is located...
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    Chan Chan (category World Heritage Sites in Peru)
    established itself along the Peruvian coast around 900 CE. Chan Chan is in a particularly arid section of the coastal desert of northern Peru. Due to the lack of...
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    Sacsayhuamán (category Ruins in Peru)
    falcon or hawk') is a citadel on the northern outskirts of the city of Cusco, Peru, the historic capital of the Inca Empire. The site is at an altitude of 3...
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  • Pachakamaq) is an archaeological site 40 kilometres (25 mi) southeast of Lima, Peru in the Valley of the Lurín River. The site was first settled around A.D....
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  • Pomani (category Mountains of Peru)
    of the volcano Tutupaca and north-west of the mountain Chuquiananta. The Asana River originates near the mountain. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the...
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    Huaca Prieta (category Archaeological sites in Peru)
    Ocean in the Chicama Valley, just north of Trujillo, La Libertad Province, Peru. It is a part of the El Brujo Archaeological Complex, which also includes...
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    Inca architecture (category Archaeological sites in Peru)
    curved walls on Inca buildings, mostly in regions outside the central area of Peru. Two-storeyed buildings were infrequent; when they were built the second...
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    Lady of Cao (category Archaeological sites in Peru)
    of Trujillo in the La Libertad Region of Peru. The Lady of Cao was discovered in 2006 by a team of Peruvian archaeologists led by Regulo Franco Jordan...
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    Kuélap (category Ruins in Peru)
    towns of María and Tingo, in the southern part of the region of Amazonas, Peru. It was built by the Chachapoyas culture in the 6th century AD on a ridge...
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