Huamboy

Huamboy
Location Peru
Arequipa Region, Camaná Province

Huamboy[1] (possibly from Quechua wamp'uy, meaning "to navigate, to sail, to travel by boat")[2] is an archaeological site featuring cemeteries and a village located on a hill of the same name in Peru. It is situated in the Arequipa Region, Camaná Province, Nicolás de Piérola District.[1] The complex was declared a National Cultural Heritage site by Resolución Directoral Nacional No. 1106/INC on August 4, 2009.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Conjunto arqueológico Huamboy". mincetur. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)


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