Llaqtapata

Llaqtapata
View of Machu Picchu from Llaqtapata
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LocationPeru, Cusco Region, La Convención Province, Santa Teresa District
RegionAndes
Coordinates13°11′9.2″S 72°35′5.1″W / 13.185889°S 72.584750°W / -13.185889; -72.584750
History
CulturesInca

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) east 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.

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