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Derivation

Cusichaca

Puente Alegre

Bridge of Happiness

cusi = happy
chaca = bridge

Q'orihuayrachina

(lugar donde) Se Limpia el Oro con el Viento

Gold-sifting Place

q'ori = gold
huayra = wind
-chi = causative
-na = nominalizer

Patallacta

Pueblo Alto

High Village

pata = high part
llacta = village

Huayllabamba

Lugar de Pasto

Place of Good Pasture

huaylla = good pasture
bamba = place

Llupachayoc

(lugar donde) Se Hace Ceremoniales

Place of Offerings

Huarmihuanusca

Mujer Muerta

Dead Woman

huarmi = woman
huanusca = dead

Pacamayo

Rio Escondido

Hidden River

mayo = river
pacay = to hide

Runkuracay 1

Ruinas Amontonadas

Pile of Ruins

runku = piled
racay = derelict house

Sayacmarca

Poblado Pendiente

Village (in a) Steep Place

sayac = steep, vertical
marca = village

Phuyupatamarca

Pueblo Alto en las Nubes

Town High in the Clouds 3

phuyu = cloud
pata = high part
marca = village

Huinay Huayna

Joven Para Siempre

Forever Young

huinay = forever
huayna = young

Intipunku

Puerta del Sol

Gateway of the Sun 2

inti = sun
punku = gate, door