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Llaqtapata

Cusco Department, Peru

Llaqtapata
Llaqtapata. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

Llaqtapata (Quechua) llaqta place (village, town, city, country, nation), pata elevated place / above, at the top / edge, bank (of a river), shore, pronounced 'yakta-pahta', Hispanicized Llactapata) is an archaeological site about 5 km (3.1 mi) west of Machu Picchu. The complex is located in the Cusco Region, La Convención Province, Santa Teresa District, high on a ridge between the Ahobamba and Santa Teresa drainages.

Archaeological site data from Wikidata (CC0). Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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