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The six Santa Valley khipus: picture

PhotographCC BY-SA 4.0Mid-colonial; linked to a 1670 revisitaCopy of The six Santa Valley khipus
The six Santa Valley khipus: picture
The six Santa Valley khipus: picture

Matched cord by cord to the 1670 Spanish census of San Pedro de Corongo, the closest thing to a bilingual text for khipus.

TaphonomyMan, 1670. CC BY-SA 4.0

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PictureTaphonomyMan · commons.wikimedia.org · CC BY-SA 4.01 step from the original

Where it was made

TrujilloChimbotePucallpaHuánucoCajamarcaHuarazTingo María1San Pedro de Corongo200 kmChiclayoPucallpaHuánucoJuanjuí1200 km

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Mysteries Department. (2026). The six Santa Valley khipus: picture [Copy CPY0D4V8AKG7MAY]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/CPY0D4V8AKG7MAY
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