Iñaq Uyu
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| Iñaq Uyu | |
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 Moon Island's temple at Iñaq Uyu | |
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| Alternate name | Aklla Wasi |
| Location | Copacabana, Manco Kapac Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia |
| Region | Andes |
| Coordinates | 16°2′18″S 69°4′15″W / 16.03833°S 69.07083°WCoordinates: 16°2′18″S 69°4′15″W / 16.03833°S 69.07083°W |
Iñaq Uyu (Aymara, iñaqa a woman of noble caste of the Incas, uyu pen (enclosure), yard, cemetery,[1] "pen of the iñaqa, the woman of the noble caste of the Incas", hispanicized spellings Iñac Uyu, Iñac Uyo, Iñakuyu, Iñak Uyu, Iñak Uyo), also called Aklla Wasi[2] (Quechua aklla chosen, selected, virgins of the sun, wasi house,[3] "house of the virgins of the sun"), is an archaeological site in Bolivia situated on the Isla de la Luna, an island of Lake Titicaca. It is located in the La Paz Department, Manco Kapac Province, Copacabana Municipality.
References
- ↑ Ludovico Bertonio, Aymara-Spanish dictionary (Transcription): Iñaqa vel palla - Mujer que viene de casta noble de los incas Uyu - Cerca o corral o cementerio
- ↑ Arthur Posnansky, Inakuyu (Ajllahuasi) (Isla de Coati.)
- ↑ Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Quechua-Spanish dictionary, Cusco, Peru, 2005: aklla - s. Hist. Escojida, selecta. En la época incaica llamaban así a Las Virgenes del Sol enclaustradas en el Allka wasi. Wasi s. Casa, aposento, edificio, hogar, morada.
- Coordinates: wikimapia.org "Iñac Uyu"
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