Puquio

Puquio
Pukyu
Town
Puquio is located in Peru
Puquio
Puquio
Coordinates: 14°41′38.21″S 74°07′26.88″W / 14.6939472°S 74.1241333°W / -14.6939472; -74.1241333
Country Peru
RegionAyacucho
ProvinceLucanas
DistrictPuquio
Government
 • MayorLuis Alfonso Moya Mora
Elevation
3,214 m (10,545 ft)
Population
 • Total15,870
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)

Puquio (from Quechua: Pukyu, meaning "spring of water") is a town in Central Peru, South America. It is the capital of the province Lucanas in the region Ayacucho.[1]

  1. ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital. Retrieved on 2008-06-10 from "Banco de Información Distrital". Archived from the original on 2008-04-23. Retrieved 2008-04-23..