Location | Peru, Ancash Region, Carhuaz Province |
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Coordinates | 9°21′35.4″S 77°31′13.9″W / 9.359833°S 77.520528°W / -9.359833; -77.520528 |
Height | 3,500 metres (11,483 ft) |
Honcopampa[1][2][3] or Joncopampa[4] (possibly from Ancash Quechua hunqu swamp, pampa plain)[5] is an archaeological site in Peru. It is situated in the Ancash Region, Carhuaz Province, Aco District, at a height of about 3,500 metres (11,483 ft). Hunqupampa is considered one of the most important archaeological sites of the Callejón de Huaylas.[1] It lies in the little populated place named Hunqupampa (Joncopampa).