Marcahuasi
Marcahuasi is a plateau in the Andes Mountains, located 60 km east of Lima, on the mountain range that rises to the right bank of the Rímac River. The site is located at 4,000 metres above sea level and is known for its unusual geological formations; curious shapes of human faces and animals visible in granite rock.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Marcahuasi
- Type: Plateau with an elevation of 3,950 metres
- Description: place in Andes Mountains
- Categories: plateau and landform
- Location: Lima region, Peru, South America
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Spanish—“Marcahuasi” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Маркауаси”
- Cebuano: “Marcahuasi”
- Dutch: “Marcahuasi”
- Esperanto: “Marcahuasi”
- French: “Marcahuasi”
- French: “Plateau de Marcahuasi”
- German: “Marcahuasi”
- Italian: “Marcahuasi”
- Japanese: “マルカワシ”
- Macedonian: “Маркаваси”
- Romanian: “Marcahuasi”
- Russian: “Маркаваси”
- Russian: “Маркауаси”
- Spanish: “Marcahuasi”
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