Aija, Peru

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Town in Ancash, Peru











Aija
Town

Main square of Aija
Main square of Aija



Aija is located in Peru

Aija

Aija




Coordinates: 9°46′S 77°38′W / 9.767°S 77.633°W / -9.767; -77.633
Country
 Peru
RegionAncash
ProvinceAija
DistrictAija
Government

 • MayorGerman Ignacio Hizo Requena

Aija is a town in central Peru, capital of the province Aija in the region Ancash, on the west side of the Cordillera Negra.


The famous scientist Santiago Antúnez de Mayolo was born here.


In ancient times, the city was one of the centres of Recuay culture.[1]


Stone sculpture belonging to Recuay culture has been found at Aija. In fact, Recuay style stone carvings are known as Aija.



References



  1. ^ Lau, G. F. (2010). "House forms and Recuay culture: Residential compounds at Yayno (Ancash, Peru), a fortified hilltop town, AD 400–800". Journal of Anthropological Archaeology. 29 (3): 327. doi:10.1016/j.jaa.2010.04.003..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em


Coordinates: 9°46′S 77°38′W / 9.767°S 77.633°W / -9.767; -77.633






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