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Sayacmarca is an archaeological site in
Peru Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pac ...
located in the
Cusco Region Cusco, also spelled Cuzco (; ), is a department and region in Peru and is the fourth-largest department in the country, after Madre de Dios, Ucayali, and Loreto. It borders the departments of Ucayali on the north; Madre de Dios and Puno ...
, Urubamba Province,
Machupicchu District Machupicchu (from Quechua Machu Pikchu, "old peak") is one of seven districts of the Urubamba Province in Peru. The village of Machupicchu is the seat or capital of the district. Geography The Urupampa and Willkapampa mountain ranges traver ...
. It is situated southwest of the archaeological site
Runkuraqay Runkuraqay or Runku Raqay (Quechua ''runku'' basket, ''raqay'' shed / derelict house / ruin)Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary) is an ar ...
and the Runkuraqay pass and southeast of the sites Phuyupatamarka and
Qunchamarka Qunchamarka (Quechua language, Quechua, Hispanicized spelling ''Conchamarca, Conchamarka, Qonchamarca'', regionally also spelled 'Qonchamarka') is an archaeological site in Peru located in the Cusco Region, Urubamba Province, Machupicchu District ...
.escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Urubamba Province (Cusco Region)
Hiram Bingham III Hiram Bingham III (November 19, 1875 – June 6, 1956) was an American academic, explorer and politician. In 1911, he publicized the existence of the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu which he rediscovered with the guidance of local indigenous farm ...
visited the site in April 1915, referring to it as Cedrobamba, or cedar plain.


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Inti Punku or Intipunku (Quechua ''inti'' sun, ''punku'' door, "sun gate", Hispanicized spellings ''Intipunco, Intipuncu, Inti Puncu'') is an archaeological site in the Cusco Region of Peru that was once a fortress of the sacred city, Machu Picchu. It is n ...
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Pakaymayu The Pakaymayu or Paqaymayu (Quechua language, Quechua, Hispanicized spellings ''Pacaymayo, Pacaymayu'', also ''Pacamayo'') is a river in Peru located in the Cusco Region, Urubamba Province, Machupicchu District. It is a left tributary of the Urubam ...
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Warmi Wañusqa Warmi Wañusqa (Quechua ''warmi'' woman, wife, ''wañuy'' die, ''-sqa'' a suffix (''wañusqa'' died, dead), "woman who died" or "woman died", also spelled ''Huarmihuanusca, Huarmihuañusca, Warmihuañusca, Warmihuanuscca, Warmiwañusca, Warmiwa ...
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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 ...


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Archaeological sites in Peru Archaeological sites in the Department of Cusco {{Peru-archaeology-stub