Quyllur

For the mountain in the Lima Region, Peru, see Quyllur (Lima). For the former Brazilian president, see Fernando Collor de Mello.
Quyllur
Location Peru
Region Cajamarca Region,
Cajamarca Province
Height 2,970 metres (9,744 ft)[1]

Quyllur (Quechua for star,[2] Hispanicized spellings Collor) is an archaeological site in Peru. It is situated in the Cajamarca Region, Cajamarca Province, Namora District.[3][4] The site lies at a height of about 2,970 metres (9,744 ft) on a mountain named Quyllur (Coyor), east of San Nicolas Lake.[1]

Quyllur was declared a National Cultural Heritage by Resolución Directoral Nacional No. 284 on April 16, 2004.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Laguna San Nicolás - Namora - Cajamarca - Perú". Manuel Roncal Rabanal. Retrieved March 26, 2014.
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Acopa, Diccionario Bilingüe, Iskay simipi yuyay k'ancha, Quechua – Castellano, Castellano – Quechua (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. 1 2 "Centro Arqueológico de Collor". mincetur. Retrieved March 26, 2014.
  4. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Cajamarca Province 2 (Cajamarca Region)


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