Iñaq Uyu (

Aymara Aymara may refer to: Languages and people * Aymaran languages, the second most widespread Andean language ** Aymara language, the main language within that family ** Central Aymara, the other surviving branch of the Aymara(n) family, which today ...

, ''iñaqa'' a woman of noble

caste Caste is a form of social stratification characterised by endogamy, hereditary transmission of a style of life which often includes an occupation, ritual status in a hierarchy, and customary social interaction and exclusion based on cultura ...

of the

Inca The Inca Empire (also known as the Incan Empire and the Inka Empire), called ''Tawantinsuyu'' by its subjects, (Quechua for the "Realm of the Four Parts", "four parts together" ) was the largest empire in pre-Columbian America. The admin ...

s, ''uyu''

pen (enclosure) A pen is an enclosure for holding livestock. It may also perhaps be used as a term for an enclosure for other animals such as pets that are unwanted inside the house. The term describes types of enclosures that may confine one or many animal ...

, yard, cemetery, "pen of the ''iñaqa'', the woman of the noble caste of the Incas", other spellings ''Iñac Uyu, Iñac Uyo, Iñakuyu, Iñak Uyu, Iñak Uyo''), also called Aklla Wasi (

Quechua Quechua may refer to: *Quechua people, several indigenous ethnic groups in South America, especially in Peru *Quechuan languages, a Native South American language family spoken primarily in the Andes, derived from a common ancestral language **So ...

''aklla'' chosen, selected, virgins of the sun, ''wasi'' house, "house of the virgins of the sun"), is an archaeological site in

Bolivia , image_flag = Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg , flag_alt = Horizontal tricolor (red, yellow, and green from top to bottom) with the coat of arms of Bolivia in the center , flag_alt2 = 7 × 7 square p ...

situated on the

Isla de la Luna Isla de la Luna (translation: "Island of the Moon") is an island in La Paz Department, Bolivia. It is situated in Lake Titicaca, east of Isla del Sol ("Island of the Sun"). Legends in Inca mythology refer to the island as the location where Vira ...

, an island of Lake

Titicaca Lake Titicaca (; es, Lago Titicaca ; qu, Titiqaqa Qucha) is a large freshwater lake in the Andes mountains on the border of Bolivia and Peru. It is often called the highest navigable lake in the world. By volume of water and by surface area, i ...

. It is located in the La Paz Department,

Manco Kapac Province Manco Kapac is a province in the Bolivian department of La Paz. Its capital is Copacabana. Subdivision Manco Kapac Province is divided into three municipalities which are partly further subdivided into cantons. Places of interest * Chink ...

, Copacabana Municipality In Incan society, the societal structure was very rigid. Often those of belonging to the royal class structure did not mix with the lower classes. Iñaq Uyu dates back to around 1000 C.E. to 1500 C.E. Like the other archaeological sites,

Chinkana Chinkana (Quechua for labyrinth)Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Quechua-Spanish dictionary, Cusco, Peru, 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary) is an archaeological site in Bolivia situated on the Isla del Sol, an island of Lake Titicaca. It is l ...

and Pillkukayna, Iñaq Uyu is located on an island of

Lake Titicaca Lake Titicaca (; es, Lago Titicaca ; qu, Titiqaqa Qucha) is a large freshwater lake in the Andes mountains on the border of Bolivia and Peru. It is often called the highest navigable lake in the world. By volume of water and by surface area, ...

; however, Iñaq Uyu is situated on the

, rather than the larger

Isla Del Sol Isla del Sol (''Island of the Sun'') is an island in the southern part of Lake Titicaca. It is part of Bolivia, and specifically part of the La Paz Department (Bolivia), La Paz Department. Geographically, the terrain is harsh; it is a rocky, hilly ...

where

and Pillkukayna are situated. The name, Iñaq Uyu, has a linguistic origin that speculates that the cemetery was probably used as a burial site for the

n women of noble and aristocratic hierarchy. Iñaq Uyu’s name roughly translates to “house of the virgins of the sun". This name may have been given because Iñaq Uyu is situated on the

and away from the

. Because Iñaq Uyu is away from the

, it can be considered as a “virgin of the sun.”.

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* Date site was created: http://www.ourancientworld.com/Settlement.aspx?id=647 "Iñac Uyu" Archaeological sites in Bolivia Buildings and structures in La Paz Department (Bolivia) Tourist attractions in La Paz Department (Bolivia) 2nd-millennium establishments in South America {{SouthAm-archaeology-stub

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