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Tambomachay
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Cusco 08000, Peru

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Tambomachay is an archaeological site located about 7 km from the city of Cusco in Peru. It is believed to have been a site of religious importance during the Inca Empire, and it consists of a series of aqueducts, canals, and waterfalls that are still functional today.

Sillustani
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Atuncolla, Peru

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Sillustani is a pre-Inca cemetery on the shores of Lake Umayo near Puno in Peru. The tombs, which are built above ground in tower-like structures called chullpas, are the vestiges of the Qulla people, who are Aymara conquered by the Inca Empire in the 15th century.

Moray
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Maras, Peru

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Moray or Muray is an archaeological site in Peru. One of the most visually stunning Inca ruins is at Moray, an archaeological site in Peru approximately 50 km northwest of Cuzco and just west of the village of Maras.

Muyuq Marka
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Peru

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Muyuq Marka is an archaeological site in Peru. It is a round Incan building, which is situated within the fortress Saksaywaman above Cuzco.

Qorikancha
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Santo Domingo s/n, Cusco 08000, Peru

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Qorikancha was the most important temple in the Inca Empire. It is located in Cusco, Peru, which was the capital of the empire.

Saksaywaman
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Cusco, Peru

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Sacsayhuaman is a walled complex near the old city of Cusco. Sacsayhuaman is at an altitude of 3,701 m. or 12,000 feet. The site is part of the City of Cuzco, which was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1983.

Machu Picchu
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Aguas Calientes, Peru

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Machu Picchu stands 2,430 m above sea-level, in the middle of a tropical mountain forest. It was probably the most amazing urban creation of the Inca Empire at its height; its giant walls, terraces and ramps seem as if they have been cut naturally in the continuous rock escarpments.