Sayacmarca

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Sayacmarca
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Partial view of Sayacmarca.
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Cusco Region
TypeSettlement
History
Cultures Inca

Sayacmarca [1] [2] [3] is an archaeological site in Peru located in the Cusco Region, Urubamba Province, Machupicchu District. It is situated southwest of the archaeological site Runkuraqay and the Runkuraqay pass and southeast of the sites Phuyupatamarka and Qunchamarka. [4] [5]

Hiram Bingham III visited the site in April 1915, referring to it as Cedrobamba, or cedar plain. [6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Nair, Stella (2015). At Home with the Sapa Inca: Architecture, Space, and Legacy at Chinchero. University of Texas Press. p. 207. ISBN   9781477302507.
  2. ↑ Bradt, Hilary; Jarvis, Kathy (2014). Trekking in Peru: 50 Best Walks and Hikes. Bradt Travel Guides. pp. 290, 296. ISBN   9781841624921.
  3. ↑ Kaufmann, H. W.; Kaufmann, J. E. (2012). Fortifications of the Incas: 1200–1531. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 37. ISBN   9781849080460.
  4. ↑ nroirand.free.fr Sketch map of the Inca trail
  5. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Urubamba Province (Cusco Region)
  6. ↑ Bingham, Hiram (1952). Lost City of the Incas . Weidenfeld & Nicolson. pp.  22, 253-254. ISBN   9781842125854.
Location of Sayacmarca as shown on a sign near Willkaraqay Wayllabamba Puesto de Vigilancia sign.jpg
Location of Sayacmarca as shown on a sign near Willkaraqay

13°13′41.4″S72°31′00.9″W / 13.228167°S 72.516917°W / -13.228167; -72.516917


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