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2 unusual facts about Santo Tomás District, Luya


Revash

Last century, Charles Wiener discovered the mausoleums of Utcubamba; the mausoleums of Revash in Santo Tomás were studied later by the archaeologists Henry and Paule Reichlen primarily because the roof of one of the mausoleums had collapsed, covering and protecting the cultural remains.

The Revash funerary complex is located in Peru's Santo Tomás District, part of Luya Province, which is approximately 60 km to the south of Chachapoyas.


Chachapoyas Quechua

Chachapoyas or Amazonas Quechua is a variety of Quechua spoken in the provinces of Chachapoyas and Luya in the Peruvian region of Amazonas.

Chankuwaña

It is situated in the Apurímac Region, Antabamba Province, Oropesa District, and in the Cusco Region, Chumbivilcas Province, Santo Tomás District, north of the mountain Waytani.

Lowland Peruvian Quechua

Chachapoyas Quechua, or Amazonas Quechua, spoken in the provinces of Chachapoyas and Luya in the region of Amazonas by some 7,000 people

Waytani

It is situated in the Apurímac Region, Antabamba Province, Oropesa District, in the Arequipa Region, La Unión Province, Puyca District, and in the Cusco Region, Chumbivilcas Province, Santo Tomás District, south of the mountain Chankuwaña.


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