Puquio (from Quechua: ''Pukyu'', meaning "spring of water") is a

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in Central

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. It is the capital of the province Lucanas in the region Ayacucho. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital. Retrieved on 2008-06-10 from .

Climate

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Populated places in the Department of Ayacucho {{Ayacucho-geo-stub