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.