Moquegua
maritime province of Peru, area 5,550 square miles, traversed by Andes, fertile, the vine being chiefly cultivated. Pop. about 43,000. Capital, Moquegua, wine mart; pop. about 5,000.
MOQUI (mō-kē') INDIANS, a semicivilized people living in seven towns in northern Arizona. The first accounts of them date from the expedition of Coronado in 1540. They are kind-hearted and hospitable, cultivate the soil, raising grain and vegetables, and possessing MORAN large flocks of sheep and goats. They weave very fine blankets, an art which they have taught several neighboring tribes. The houses are built of stone, set in mortar, and perched upon the summits of almost inaccessible mesas. They number about 1,600.