Waytayuq (

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''wayta''

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; wild flower; the whistling of the wind, ''-yuq'' a

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to indicate ownership, "the one with a crest", "the one with wild flowers" or "the one with the whistling of the wind", Hispanicized spelling ''Huaytayoc'') is a mountain in the

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, about high. It is situated in the

Ayacucho Region Ayacucho () is a department and region of Peru, located in the south-central Andes of the country. Its capital is the city of Ayacucho. The region was one of the hardest hit in the 1980s during the guerrilla war waged by Shining Path known as ...

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, on the border of the districts of Carmen Salcedo and Chipao. Waytayuq lies south of Chunta.escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Lucanas Province 2 (Ayacucho Region)

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