page_title: Jisk'a Iru Muqu
hierarchical_section_title: Jisk'a Iru Muqu
caption_attribution_description: English: Gold necklace from Jiskairumoko
context_page_description: Jisk'a Iru Muqu is a pre-Columbian archaeological site 54 kilometers south-east of Puno, Peru. The site lies in the mountains at elevation 4,115 meters, in the Aymara community of Jachacachi, adjacent to the Ilave River drainage, of the Lake Titicaca Basin, Peru. Occupation of Jisk'a Iru Muqu spans from the Late Archaic to the Formative.
context_section_description: Jisk'a Iru Muqu (Aymara, jisk'a small, iru a type of grass, (Festuca orthophylla), muqu knot; joint of a part of the reed, also spelled Jiskairumoko, Jisk'airumoko) is a pre-Columbian archaeological site 54 kilometers (34 mi) south-east of Puno, Peru. The site lies in the mountains at elevation 4,115 meters (13,500 feet), in the Aymara community of Jachacachi, adjacent to the Ilave River drainage, of the Lake Titicaca Basin, Peru. Occupation of Jisk'a Iru Muqu spans from the Late Archaic to the Formative.
caption: Gold necklace recovered from Jiskairumoko
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