Kuntur Amaya

Kuntur Amaya
Interactive map of Kuntur Amaya
LocationBolivia, La Paz Department, Aroma Province, Umala Municipality
RegionAndes
Coordinates17°19′30″S 68°05′50″W / 17.32500°S 68.09722°W / -17.32500; -68.09722

Kuntur Amaya (Spanish: Cóndor Amaya) is an archaeological site in Bolivia. It is located in the La Paz Department, Aroma Province, Umala Municipality, near Wayllani (Huayllani). The site was declared a National Monument on December 12, 2006.[1] The site contains chullpas (Aymara funerary towers).[2][3]

References

  1. ^ "Bolivia: Ley Nº 3597, 12 de diciembre de 2006". www.lexivox.org. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
  2. ^ "Bolivia restores myth-generating funerary towers". RFI. 2 June 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
  3. ^ Calo, Cristina Marilin; Rizzutto, Marcia A.; Giannini, Paulo C. F.; Nogueira, Luciana; Machado, Rogério; Engel, Wanda G. P.; Mamani, Guido; Delaveris, Irene (1 September 2023). "Building techniques and materials for 500-year-old long-lived earth monuments: Chullpares in Huayllani-Condor Amaya (La Paz, Bolivia)". Journal of Cultural Heritage. 63: 101–113. doi:10.1016/j.culher.2023.07.015. ISSN 1296-2074. Retrieved 4 November 2025.


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