Anku

Anku
Anku
Ango
	Interactive map of Anku
	9°21′S 76°35′W / 9.350°S 76.583°W
Type	Citadel
Cultures	Yarovilca, Incas
Associated with	Extensive Inca administrative and ceremonial centers characteristic of the culture's architectural and societal organization. The Inca Empire made use of such sites for administration, ceremonies, and regional control, integrating them into their vast road and governance network.
Location	Peru, Huánuco Region, Huamalíes Province
Region	Andes
Site notes
Height	3,900 metres (12,795 ft)
Area	1km
Excavation dates	between 1956 and 1957
Archaeologists	Louis Girault, Bertrand Flornoy
Public access	Open
Website	Official site

Anku in Aymara meaning "indomitable, unstoppable";^[1]^[2] (Quechua for slim (person), elastic, flexible, tendon, nerve.^[3] Hispanicized spelling Ango) is an archaeological site in Peru. It is situated in the Huánuco Region, Huamalíes Province, Tantamayo District, at a height of about 3,900 metres (12,795 ft). The site was declared a National Cultural Heritage by Resolución Directoral No. 533/INC on June 18, 2002.^[4]

References

↑ "Aymaras". Aymara.org. Retrieved 14 November 2025.
↑ Bertonio, Ludovico (1612). Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara. Juli: Compañía de Jesús.
↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
↑ "Complejo Arqueológico Piruro". mincetur. Retrieved April 25, 2014.

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[1] "Aymaras". Aymara.org. Retrieved 14 November 2025.

[2] Bertonio, Ludovico (1612). Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara. Juli: Compañía de Jesús.

[laime-3] Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)

[mincetur2-4] "Complejo Arqueológico Piruro". mincetur. Retrieved April 25, 2014.

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