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Inca Uyu

Chucuito, Peru

Inca Uyu

`Inca Uyo is an archaeological site of cut-stone structures located near the town of Chucuito, Peru. The site is an arrangement of carved stones protruding from the earth within a walled rectangular ruin. The site was important in pre-Inca times and described by Pedro Cieza de León who was told by t

he locals that nearby village of Chucuito was the oldest site in the region and continued to be held as a sacred site by the Inca. The site previously consisted of large buildings and was a major center of power.

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