Zona Arqueológica Canaquillca
Zona Arqueológica Canaquillca is an archaeological site in Ollantaytambo District, Urubamba Province, Cuzco Department and has an elevation of 2,927 metres. Zona Arqueológica Canaquillca is situated nearby to the peak Quellorjo.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pinkuylluna and Ollantaytambo.
Pinkuylluna
Archaeological site
Photo: Stevage, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pinkuylluna or Pinkulluna is an archaeological site on a mountain of the same name in Peru located in the Cusco Region, Urubamba Province, Ollantaytambo District. It is situated between the rivers Patakancha and Willkanuta, northeast of the town Ollantaytambo. Pinkuylluna is situated 1¼ km southwest of Zona Arqueológica Canaquillca.
Ollantaytambo
Photo: Codas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ollantaytambo is situated 1½ km southwest of Zona Arqueológica Canaquillca.
Quellorjo
Peak
Photo: David Stanley, CC BY 2.0.
Quellorjo is a mountain in the Urubamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 4,600 m high. It is located in the Cusco Region, Urubamba Province, Ollantaytambo District, northwest of Ollantaytambo. It lies southwest of Yurac Orjo. Quellorjo is situated 3 km north of Zona Arqueológica Canaquillca.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ollantaytambo.
Ollantaytambo
Photo: Ivan Mlinaric, CC BY 2.0.
Ollantaytambo is a small town of cobblestone streets and buildings built on foundations of Inca stonework, in the Sacred Valley of the Incas near Cusco in the Southern Sierra region of Peru.
Zona Arqueológica Canaquillca
- Type: Archaeological site
- Also known as: “Canaquillca” and “Zona Arqueologica Canaquillca”
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Ollantaytambo District, Urubamba Province, Cuzco Department, Peru, South America
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Latitude
-13.24722° or 13° 14′ 50″ southLongitude
-72.25667° or 72° 15′ 24″ westElevation
2,927 metres (9,603 feet)Open location code
57R9QP3V+48OpenStreetMap ID
node 1728415504OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteGeoNames ID
6393268
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