Aya Muqu (

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 ...

'' aya'' corpse, ''muqu'' hill, "corpse hill", also spelled ''Aya Moqo'') is an archaeological site in

Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Seal of the State , other_symbol_type = Seal (emblem), National seal , national_motto = "Fi ...

. It was declared a National Cultural Heritage by ''Resolución Directoral'' in 2003. Aya Muqu is 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 ...

Lucanas Province Lucanas is the largest province in the Ayacucho Region in Peru. Its seat is Puquio. Geography Some of the highest mountains of the province are Rasuwillka and Qarwarasu. Other mountains are listed below: Some of the largest lakes of the p ...

Chipao District Chipao District is one of twenty-one districts of the province Lucanas in Peru. Geography Not Historical Some of the highest mountains in the district are Rasuwillka and Qarwarasu. Other mountains are listed below: Ethnic groups The peop ...

.El Peruano, Normas Legales, p. 243766, May 8, 2003 May 8, 2003, Lima

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