Uyu Uyu ( Aymara, ''uyu''

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, yard, cemetery, the

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indicates that there is a group or a complex of something, "a complex of yards", Hispanicized spelling ''Uyo Uyo'') is an archaeological site in

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. It lies in the

Arequipa Region Arequipa ( ay, Ariqipa; qu, Ariqipa) is a department and region in southwestern Peru. It is the sixth largest department in Peru, after Puno, Cuzco, Madre de Dios, Ucayali, and Loreto, its sixth most populous department, and its eleventh leas ...

Caylloma Province Caylloma Province is the largest of eight provinces in the Arequipa Region of Peru. Geography The Chila mountain range traverses the province. One of the highest mountains of the province is Mismi. Other mountains are listed below: Politica ...

Yanque District Yanque District is one of twenty districts of the province Caylloma in Peru. Ethnic groups The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (56.28%) lear ...

, on the right bank of the Qullqa River.

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