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Village in Cusco, Peru
Yucay Yukay
Village
Yucay, Peru (March 2006)Yucay, Peru (March 2006)
Yucay is located in PeruYucayYucay
Coordinates: 13°19′00″S 72°05′21″W / 13.31667°S 72.08917°W / -13.31667; -72.08917
Country Peru
RegionCusco
ProvinceUrubamba
DistrictYucay
Government
 • MayorLeocadio Madera
Elevation2,857 m (9,373 ft)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)

Yucay (Quechua: Yukay) is a town in southern Peru. It is the capital of the Yucay District, which is near the center of Urubamba Province in the Cusco Region of southern Peru.

The area where Yucay is located is commonly called the Sacred Valley of the Incas. Many Inca ruins are in the Sacred Valley near the Urubamba River and extending up the nearby hillsides in agricultural terraces called andenes. The town is located at an elevation of 2,860 metres (9,380 ft).

References

  1. "Banco de Información Digital". Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (in Spanish). Retrieved 2008-06-15.
  2. Google Earth

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13°19′0″S 72°05′21″W / 13.31667°S 72.08917°W / -13.31667; -72.08917

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