Oroncota
Oroncota or Huruncuta was an Inca provincial center or capital on the border of Chuquisaca and Potosí Departments of Bolivia. Oroncota was captured by the Incas during the reign of Topa Inca Yupanqui and served as a defensive outpost protecting the eastern frontiers of the Inca empire.- Locality
- …lies at an elevation of around 2,630 metres (8,620 feet)
- Description: archaeological site in Bolivia
- Also known as“Huruncuta”“Orincota”
- Category: archaeological site
- Location
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Latitude
-19.53333° or 19° 32′ south
Longitude
-64.88333° or 64° 53′ west
Open location code
57GQF488+MM
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In Other Languages
From Quechua to Spanish—“Oroncota” goes by many names.
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