"Putucusi Putucusi (possibly from Quechua ""phutu"" bud, ""-q"" a suffix, ""k'usi"" a cucurbit species, a small zucchini or ""Cucurbita pepo"", ""budding zucchini (or ""Cucurbita pepo"")"") is a round-shaped mountain located on the opposite side (northeast) of the Urubamba River to Machu Picchu in the Cusco Region of Peru. Reaching approximately above sea level at its peak, the mountain offers epic views of Machu Picchu and the surrounding Urubamba River valley. Putucusi, Machu Picchu (""old peak"" in Quechua) and Huayna Picchu (""young peak"") are considered apus or holy mountains by the local Quechua people. The view of Machu Picchu from the"
"Ollantaytambo Ollantaytambo () is a town and an Inca archaeological site in southern Peru some by road northwest of the city of Cusco. It is located at an altitude of above sea level in the district of Ollantaytambo, province of Urubamba, Cusco region. During the Inca Empire, Ollantaytambo was the royal estate of Emperor Pachacuti, who conquered the region, and built the town and a ceremonial center. At the time of the Spanish conquest of Peru, it served as a stronghold for Manco Inca Yupanqui, leader of the Inca resistance. Nowadays, located in what is called the Sacred Valley of"
"Huayna Picchu Huayna Picchu, , is a mountain in Peru around which the Urubamba River bends. It is located in the Cusco Region, Urubamba Province, Machupicchu District. It rises over Machu Picchu, the so-called lost city of the Incas. The Incas built a trail up the side of the Huayna Picchu and built temples and terraces on its top. The peak of Huayna Picchu is above sea level, or about higher than Machu Picchu. According to local guides, the top of the mountain was the residence for the high priest and the local virgins. Every morning before sunrise, the high"
"Tumshukayko Tumshukayko is a pre-Inca archeological site near Caraz, Huaylas Province, Ancash Region, Peru. It is recently discovered and still under research. Its main structures are found on the right bank of Llullan river, West flank of the Cordillera Blanca, 1 km north from the city of Caraz, at an elevation of 2300m above sea level. Recent investigations propose the site belongs to the Late Pre Ceramic (around 2000 BCE), even when upper sediments shows evidences of a later occupations (Mid Early Huaylas Culture), around 300 BCE - 300 CE. The fine stone works forms a circular structure, consisting on"
"Túcume Túcume is a pre-Hispanic site in Peru, south of the La Leche River on a plain around La Raya Mountain. It covers an area of over and encompassing 26 major pyramids and mounds. The area is referred to as Purgatorio (purgatory) by local people. This site was a major regional center, maybe even the capital of the successive occupations of the area by the Lambayeque/Sican (800-1350 AD), Chimú (1350–1450 AD) and Inca (1450–1532 AD). Local shaman healers (""curanderos"") invoke power of Tucume and La Raya Mountain in their rituals, and local people fear these sites. Hardly anyone other than"
"Trail. Wiñay Wayna Wiñay Wayna (2650 m) (Quechua for ""forever young"", hispanicized spelling ""Huiñay Huayna"") is an Inca ruin along the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu. It is built into a steep hillside overlooking the Urubamba River. The site consists of upper and lower house complexes connected by a staircase and fountain structures. Above and below the houses the people built areas of agricultural terraces or andenes, which are still visible. A camp site for hikers with the same name is located in the vicinity and is usually used as the last overnight camping site for hikers undertaking the classical"
"Wiñay Wayna Wiñay Wayna (2650 m) (Quechua for ""forever young"", hispanicized spelling ""Huiñay Huayna"") is an Inca ruin along the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu. It is built into a steep hillside overlooking the Urubamba River. The site consists of upper and lower house complexes connected by a staircase and fountain structures. Above and below the houses the people built areas of agricultural terraces or andenes, which are still visible. A camp site for hikers with the same name is located in the vicinity and is usually used as the last overnight camping site for hikers undertaking the classical Inca"
"Raqch'i Raqch'i (Quechua) is an Inca archaeological site in Peru located in the Cusco Region, Canchis Province, San Pedro District, near the populated place Raqch'i. It is 3480 meters above sea level and 110 kilometers from the city of Cuzco. It also known as the ""Temple of Wiracocha"", one of its constituents. Both lie along the Vilcanota River. The site has experienced a recent increase in tourism in recent years, with 83,334 visitors to the site in 2006, up from 8,183 in 2000 and 452 in 1996. The Inka site at Raqch'i was a primary control point on a road"
"Huchuy Qosqo Huchuy Qosqo, (also spelled Yuchuy Cuzco), is an Incan archaeological site north of Cuzco, Peru. Its name is Quechua for ""Little Cuzco."" It lies at an elevation of , overlooking the Sacred Valley and west and above the town of Lamay at an elevation of . The site received its name in the 20th century; previously it had been known as Caquia Xaquixaguana or Kakya Qawani. Huchuy Qosqo was probably established as a royal estate by the Inca Emperor Viracocha about 1420 CE. The settlement at the archaeological ruin at Huchuy Qusqo dates back to between 1000 and"
"collected by the two groundskeepers which permanently reside near the ruin entrance. Huchuy Qosqo Huchuy Qosqo, (also spelled Yuchuy Cuzco), is an Incan archaeological site north of Cuzco, Peru. Its name is Quechua for ""Little Cuzco."" It lies at an elevation of , overlooking the Sacred Valley and west and above the town of Lamay at an elevation of . The site received its name in the 20th century; previously it had been known as Caquia Xaquixaguana or Kakya Qawani. Huchuy Qosqo was probably established as a royal estate by the Inca Emperor Viracocha about 1420 CE. The settlement at"
"Huánuco Pampa Huánuco Pampa, Huánuco Marka (also spelled ""Huánuco Marca"") or Huánuco Viejo, is an archaeological site in Peru in the Huánuco Region, Dos de Mayo Province, La Unión District. The site lies on a plain above the Urqumayu or Vizcarra River in the north central Andes. Wanuku Pampa is one of the many administrative centers which is built along the highland Inca highway between Cusco and Quito. The land administrated at least five, and perhaps many more, ethnic groups. The city is situated on an important commercial trade route and sits on top of a plateau with ravines on"
"Huillca Raccay Huillca Raccay or Huillca Racay (possibly from Quechua ""willka"" grandchild / great-grandson / lineage / minor god in the Inca culture, an image of the Vilcanota valley worshipped as God / holy, sacred, divine, ""willka"" or ""wilka"" ""Anadenanthera colubrina"" (a tree), ""raqay"" ruin, a demolished building / shed, storehouse or dormitory for the laborers of a farm / a generally old building without roof, only with walls,) is an archaeological site in Peru located in the Cusco Region, Urubamba Province, Ollantaytambo District. It is situated southeast of the archaeological site Patallacta above the right bank of the little"
"Jisk'a Iru Muqu Jisk'a Iru Muqu (Aymara, ""jisk'a"" small, ""iru"" a type of grass, ""(Festuca orthophylla)"", ""muqu"" knot; joint of a part of the reed, also spelled ""Jiskairumoko, Jisk'airumoko"") is a pre-Columbian archaeological site south-east of Puno, Peru. The site lies in the mountains at elevation 4,115 meters (13,500 feet), in the Aymara community of Jachacachi, adjacent to the Ilave River drainage, of the Lake Titicaca Basin, Peru. Occupation of Jisk'a Iru Muqu spans from the Late Archaic to the Formative. The site was first formally recorded by Mark Aldenderfer in 1994, during a pedestrian survey of the Ilave River."
"baths similar to ceremonial baths at important sites throughout the empire. Raqch'i Raqch'i (Quechua) is an Inca archaeological site in Peru located in the Cusco Region, Canchis Province, San Pedro District, near the populated place Raqch'i. It is 3480 meters above sea level and 110 kilometers from the city of Cuzco. It also known as the ""Temple of Wiracocha"", one of its constituents. Both lie along the Vilcanota River. The site has experienced a recent increase in tourism in recent years, with 83,334 visitors to the site in 2006, up from 8,183 in 2000 and 452 in 1996. The Inka"
"2,40m, and this empty space was filled with loose rocks and earth. The outside walls are decorated with geometrical sculptures and carvings. The structure extends approximately 300m in diameter and 25m in elevation. Tumshukayko Tumshukayko is a pre-Inca archeological site near Caraz, Huaylas Province, Ancash Region, Peru. It is recently discovered and still under research. Its main structures are found on the right bank of Llullan river, West flank of the Cordillera Blanca, 1 km north from the city of Caraz, at an elevation of 2300m above sea level. Recent investigations propose the site belongs to the Late Pre Ceramic"
"Choquequirao Choquequirao (possibly from Quechua ""chuqi"" metal, ""k'iraw"" crib, cot) is an Incan site in south Peru, similar in structure and architecture to Machu Picchu. The ruins are buildings and terraces at levels above and below Sunch'u Pata, the truncated hill top. The hilltop was anciently leveled and ringed with stones to create a 30 by 50 m platform. Choquequirao at an elevation of ) is in the spurs of the Vilcabamba mountain range in the Santa Teresa district, La Convención Province of the Cusco Region. The complex is 1,800 hectares, of which 30–40% is excavated. The site overlooks the"
"Ancasmarca Ancasmarca, also known as Pitusiray or Sallcasa, is a mountain in the Urubamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Cusco Region, Calca Province, Calca District, north of the Vilcanota River. Ancasmarca is situated northeast of Huamanchoque, southeast of Canchacanchajasa, south of Sahuasiray, and southwest of Ccerayoc and Condorhuachana. Around 1575, the Spaniard Cristòbal de Molina wrote about the origins of the site in ""Relación de las fábulas y ritos de los Incas"" (Account of the Fables and Rites of the Incas). According to him, after consulting with his llamas, a shepherd foresaw the"
"with a solar heated swimming pool. In March 2014 the company changed its name to Belmond Ltd. At that time the hotel was renamed Belmond Hotel Rio Sagrado Belmond Hotel Rio Sagrado Belmond Hotel Rio Sagrado is a hotel in the Sacred Valley of the Incas, 46 kilometres from Cusco, Peru. It is built on the banks of the Urubamba River by Urubamba, near the town of Ollantaytambo, which is known for its Inca archaeological site and as a starting point for one of the longer treks to Machu Picchu. The hotel has extensive gardens constructed with streams reminiscent of"
"Patallacta Patallacta (possibly from Quechua ""pata"" elevated place / above, at the top / edge, bank (of a river), shore, ""llaqta"" place (village, town, city, country, nation), ""settlement on a platform"" pronounced ""pahta-yakta""), Llactapata or Q'ente Marka (possibly from Quechua ""q'inti"" hummingbird, ""marka"" village, ""hummingbird village"") is an archaeological site in Peru located in the Cusco Region, Urubamba Province, Machupicchu District. It is situated southeast of the site Machu Picchu, at the confluence of the rivers Cusichaca and Vilcanota on a mountain named Patallacta. On his way to discover Machu Picchu (at: ) Hiram Bingham, discoverer of Machu Picchu and"
"Temple of the Fox narrowly escaped looting as it was buried beneath several layers of earth. Buena Vista, Peru Buena Vista is an 8 hectare (20 acre) archaeological site located in Peru about 25 miles inland in the Chillon River Valley and an hour's drive north of Lima, the capital. It is in the Santa Rosa de Quives District, Canta Province, in the foothills of the Andes. The site was first excavated by Frederic Engel (1987). He obtained radiocarbon dates of artifacts that pertained to the Early Preceramic Period (9700 ± 200 uncalibrated radiocarbon years before present), and to the"
"to the Gran Caverna and what is known as the Temple of the Moon. These natural caves, on the northern face of the mountain, are lower than the starting point of the trail. The return path from the caves completes a loop around the mountain where it rejoins the main trail. Huayna Picchu Huayna Picchu, , is a mountain in Peru around which the Urubamba River bends. It is located in the Cusco Region, Urubamba Province, Machupicchu District. It rises over Machu Picchu, the so-called lost city of the Incas. The Incas built a trail up the side of the"
"Viracochapampa Viracochapampa or Wiracochapampa (possibly from Quechua ""wiraqucha"": mister, sir, gentleman, god; or ""Wiracocha"": one of the greatest Andean divinities; and ""pampa"": plain) is an archaeological site with the remains of a building complex of ancient Peru of pre-Inca times. It was one of the administrative centers of the Wari culture. Viracochapampa is located about 3.5 km north of Huamachuco in the region of La Libertad at an elevation of . The site was occupied from the late Middle Horizon 1B time to the first decades of period 2A, according to the chronology established by Dorothy Menzel, taking as reference"
"T'uqu T'uquyuq T'uqu T'uquyuq (Quechua ""t'uqu"" a niche, hole or gap in the wall, the reduplication indicates that there is a group or a complex of something, ""-yuq"" a suffix to indicate ownership, ""the one with a complex of niches"", also ""Toco Tocoyoc, Toqotoqoyoq, T'oqot'oqoyoq"") or Machu Machuyuq (Quechua ""machu"" old, old person, also ""Machumachuyoc, Machumachuyoq"") is an archaeological site with rock paintings in Peru. It is situated in the Cusco Region, Urubamba Province, Yucay District. The site lies at a height of about on the slopes of the mountain Saywa ""(Sayhua)"". At a distance of about from T'uqu T'uquyuq"
"Chavín de Huantar Chavín de Huántar is an archaeological site in Peru, containing ruins and artifacts constructed beginning at least by 1200 BC and occupied by later cultures until around 400-500 BC by the Chavín, a major pre-Inca culture. The site is located in the Ancash Region, north of Lima, at an elevation of , east of the Cordillera Blanca at the start of the Conchucos Valley. Chavín de Huántar has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Some of the Chavín relics from this archaeological site are on display in the Museo de la Nación in Lima and the"
"Vilcashuamán Vilcashuamán (from Quechua Willka Waman, ""sacred hawk"") is the capital of Vilcas Huamán Province, Peru. It is located at an altitude of 3,490 m on the eastern slopes of the Andes. It is located on an ancient archaeological site. Vilcashuamán was an Inca administrative center, established after the Incas conquered the Chancas and the Pocras. According to chroniclers, Vilcashuamán was home to 40,000 people. The city was located around a large plaza where ceremonies involving sacrifices were performed. Around this plaza were the city's two most important buildings: the Sun Temple (Templo del Sol) and the Usnu which remain"
"highest of all Inca sites at ; Vilcabamba, the capital of the Inca after the capture of Cusco; the sculpture garden at Ñusta Hisp'ana (aka Chuqip'allta, Yuraq Rumi); Tipón with working water channels in wide terraces; as well as Willkaraqay, Patallaqta, Chuqik'iraw, Moray, Vitos and many others. The surrounding area, located in the Watanay Valley, is strong in gold mining and agriculture, including corn, barley, quinoa, tea and coffee. Cusco's main stadium Estadio Garcilaso de la Vega was one of seven stadiums used when Peru hosted South America's continental soccer championship, the Copa América, in 2004. The stadium is home"
"the Sacred Valley. In 1537, the Inca Emperor Manco Inca Yupanqui fought and won the Battle of Ollantaytambo against a Spanish army headed by Hernando Pizarro. Nevertheless, Manco soon withdrew from the Sacred Valley and the area came under the control of the Spanish colonialists. Sacred Valley The Sacred Valley of the Incas (; ) or the Urubamba Valley is a valley in the Andes of Peru, at its closest north of the Inca capital of Cusco. It is located in the present-day Peruvian region of Cusco. In colonial documents it was referred to as the ""Valley of Yucay."" The"
"Cumbemayo Cumbemayo or Cumbe Mayo is an archaeological site located 20 kilometers southwest of the city of Cajamarca in Peru at 3,500 meters of elevation. Built around 1500 B.C.E, it comprises aqueducts, a grotto and petroglyphs; all within an area of rock formations. The aqueduct and the petroglyphs at Cumbemayo are thought to be built circa 1500 - 1000 BC, the petroglpyhs being similar to those of Chavín culture. One of the main attractions of Cumbemayo, or ""Narrow River"" in Cajamarca Quechua, is the aqueduct. This is a canal of approximately 9 km in length, carefully carved in volcanic rock"
"Matucana, Peru Matucana is a town in Central Peru, capital of the province Huarochirí in the region Lima. It's located to the East of Lima at 2,378 m (7,802 ft) above sea level, along the Central Road () at km 74. Matucana was founded in 1647 by Miguel de Castro y García, a descendant of one of Francisco Pizarro's Conquistadores. He discovered gold in the hills outside of Matucana at a site that was once a holy shrine for the Incas. Using Inca slaves to operate the mine, he became very wealthy and eventually returned to live in Lima, Peru."
"Quispiguanca Quispiguanca, also Q'espihuanca and Q'espiwanka, was a royal estate of the Inca emperor Huayna Capac (c. 1464–1525 CE). The ruins of the estate are located in the northern part of the present-day town of Urubamba, Peru at an elevation of . Inca emperors customarily acquired large royal estates to increase their power and wealth and that of their descendants who inherited the estates. Royal estates served as elegant country palaces and, at times, fortresses to fend off rivals for power. The ruins of other royal estates, notably Huchuy Qosqo and Machu Picchu are scattered up and down the Urubamba"
"healers venture out in this site at night. The vast plains of Túcume are part of the Lambayeque region, the largest valley of the north coast of Peru. The Lambayeque Valley is the site of scores of natural and man-made waterways and is also a region of about 250 decaying brick pyramids. Túcume Túcume is a pre-Hispanic site in Peru, south of the La Leche River on a plain around La Raya Mountain. It covers an area of over and encompassing 26 major pyramids and mounds. The area is referred to as Purgatorio (purgatory) by local people. This site was"
"there is another site with rock art named Ayawayq'u. T'uqu T'uquyuq T'uqu T'uquyuq (Quechua ""t'uqu"" a niche, hole or gap in the wall, the reduplication indicates that there is a group or a complex of something, ""-yuq"" a suffix to indicate ownership, ""the one with a complex of niches"", also ""Toco Tocoyoc, Toqotoqoyoq, T'oqot'oqoyoq"") or Machu Machuyuq (Quechua ""machu"" old, old person, also ""Machumachuyoc, Machumachuyoq"") is an archaeological site with rock paintings in Peru. It is situated in the Cusco Region, Urubamba Province, Yucay District. The site lies at a height of about on the slopes of the mountain Saywa"
"made. Most of these early claims have now been rendered invalid by the discovery of the bodies of three children at the 6,739 m (22,110 ft) summit of Llullaillaco in South America: Inca sacrifices dated to around AD 1500. There is no direct evidence that the Incas reached higher points, but the discovery of the skeleton of a guanaco on the summit ridge of Aconcagua (6,962 m, 22,841 ft) suggests that they also climbed on that mountain, and the possibility of Pre-Columbian ascents of South America's highest peak cannot be ruled out. In the Himalaya yaks have been reported at"