T'uqu T'uquyuq | |
Alternate Name: | Machu Machuyuq |
Location: | Peru |
Region: | Cusco Region, Urubamba Province |
Height: | 3150m (10,340feet) |
T'uqu T'uquyuq (Quechua t'uqu a niche, hole or gap in the wall, the reduplication indicates that there is a group or a complex of something, -yuq a suffix to indicate ownership,[1] "the one with a complex of niches", also Toco Tocoyoc, Toqotoqoyoq, T'oqot'oqoyoq) or Machu Machuyuq (Quechua machu old, old person, also Machumachuyoc, Machumachuyoq) 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 3150m (10,340feet) on the slopes of the mountain Saywa (Sayhua).[2]
At a distance of about 800m (2,600feet) from T'uqu T'uquyuq there is another site with rock art named Ayawayq'u.