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Qhunqhu Wankani

Coordinates: 16°48′29″S 68°40′21″W / 16.80797°S 68.6726°W / -16.80797; -68.6726
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Qhunqhu Wankani
LocationQhunqhu Liqiliqi, Ingavi Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia
RegionAndes

16°48′29″S 68°40′21″W / 16.80797°S 68.6726°W / -16.80797; -68.6726

Location of Qhunqhu Wankani

Qhunqhu Wankani (Aymara, Hispanicized spellings Khonkho Wankane, Khonkho Wankani, Khonko Huancane, Qhunqhu Wankane) is an archaeological site in Bolivia located in the La Paz Department, Ingavi Province, Jesús de Machaca Municipality. It is situated south of Lake Wiñaymarka, the southern part of Lake Titicaca, and south of Tiwanku, near the village Qhunqhu Liqiliqi.

Further reading

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  • Landscape and Politics in the Ancient Andes: Biographies of Place at Khonkho Wankane by Scott C. Smith, 2016, University of New Mexico Press

References

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  • bolivia.com/ (Spanish) Khonkho Wankane, una civilización anterior a Tiwanaku