Ancash
Huari Province
Cajay District

Markahirka

Markahirka or Marka Hirka is an archaeological site with cave paintings and stone tombs on a mountain of the same name in . It is located in the Ancash Region, Huari Province, in the districts of and .
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Huari.

Town
is a small town in the Ancash Region in central . It is the capital of the Province. The town is situated on the eastern slope of the Andean mountain range known as the . is situated 5 km northwest of Markahirka.

Markahirka

Latitude
-9.37183° or 9° 22′ 19″ south
Longitude
-77.13° or 77° 7′ 48″ west
Open location code
6724JVHC+72
Open­Street­Map ID
way 470748334
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q16894681
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Spanish—“Markahirka” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Markahirka”
  • Ladin: “Markahirka”
  • Quechua: “Marka Hirka”
  • Quechua: “Markahirka”
  • Spanish: “Marca Jirca”
  • Spanish: “Marcajirca”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Markahirka”. Photo: Cbrescia, CC BY-SA 4.0.