Ayawayq'u Explained

Ayawayq'u
Alternate Name:Yukay / Kapillayuq
Location:Peru
Region:Cusco Region, Urubamba Province
Height:3100m (10,200feet)

Ayawayq'u (Quechua aya corpse, wayq'u valley,[1] "corpse valley", also Ayawayq'o), also known as Yukay (Yucay) or Kapillayuq (Capillayoq) is an archaeological site with rock paintings in Peru. It is situated in the Cusco Region, Urubamba Province, Yucay District.[2] The site lies at a height of about 3100m (10,200feet) on the southern side of the mountain Kapillayuq.[2]

At a distance of about 800m (2,600feet) from Ayawayq'u there is another site with rock art named T'uqu T'uquyuq.

Notes and References

  1. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  2. Rainer Hostnig, Pinturas rupestres de posible afiliación Inca en el departamento del Cusco, SIARB. Cusco, Peru (in Spanish)