Puka Pukara
Puka Pukara is a site of military ruins in Peru situated in the Cusco Region, Cusco Province, Cusco District, near Cusco. This fort is made of large walls, terraces, and staircases and was part of defense of Cusco in particular and the Inca Empire in general.
- Archaeological site
- …lies at an elevation of around 3,770 metres (12,360 feet)
- Description: cultural heritage site in Peru
Places of Interest Nearby
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Tambomachay
Tambomachay is an archaeological site associated with the Inca Empire, located near Cusco, Peru.
740 metres northwest of Puka Pukara
Sacsayhuamán
Sacsayhuamán or Saksaywaman is a citadel on the…
3½ km southwest of Puka Pukara
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cuzco and Poroy.
Puka Pukara
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Latitude
-13.48335° or 13° 29′ 0″ south
Longitude
-71.96222° or 71° 57′ 44″ west
Open location code
57RCG28Q+M4
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic = archaeological_site
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In Other Languages
From Belarusian to Ukrainian—“Puka Pukara” goes by many names.
Пука-ПукараBelarusian
Puca PucaraCatalan
Puca PucaraCroatian
Puca PucaraDutch
Puca PucaraEsperanto
Puka PukaraEsperanto
პუკა-პუკარაGeorgian
פוקה פוקרהHebrew
Puka PukaraItalian
プカ・プカラJapanese
Пука ПукараMacedonian
Puka PukaraQuechua
Пука-ПукараRussian
Пука-ПукараUkrainian
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