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Qhunqhu Wankani
-16.8080° N, -68.6726° E
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Qhunqhu Wankani is an archaeological site located in Bolivia's La Paz Department, within the Ingavi Province, and part of the Jesús de Machaca Municipality. It sits south of Lake Wiñaymarka, a region of Lake Titicaca, and is positioned near the village of Qhunqhu Liqiliqi. The site, also known under various Hispanicized spellings, is significant for its potential insights into the habitation patterns of the Aymara people and their predecessors. Although specific archaeological features remain unspecified in the provided text, the site's proximity to other notable locations such as Tiwanku suggests it may have served as a village or settlement area during the Post-Classical Period. Further archaeological investigation could uncover more about its role in the region's historical landscape.
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