Uyu Uyu

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Location Peru, Arequipa Region, Caylloma Province
Region Andes
Coordinates 15°38′23″S71°40′12″W / 15.6397°S 71.6701°W / -15.6397; -71.6701 Coordinates: 15°38′23″S71°40′12″W / 15.6397°S 71.6701°W / -15.6397; -71.6701

Uyu Uyu (Aymara, uyu pen, yard, cemetery, [1] the reduplication indicates that there is a group or a complex of something, "a complex of yards", Hispanicized spelling Uyo Uyo) is an archaeological site in Peru. It lies in the Arequipa Region, Caylloma Province, Yanque District, on the right bank of the Qullqa River. [2]

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References

  1. Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary)
  2. "Complejo Arqueológico de Uyo Uyo". mincetur. Retrieved March 21, 2014.