Cuzco Department
Urubamba Province
Machupicchu District

Wiñay Wayna

Wiñay Wayna is an Inca ruin along the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu. It is built into a steep hillside overlooking the . The site consists of upper and lower house complexes connected by a staircase and fountain structures.
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  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: cultural heritage site in Peru
  • Also known as: “Wiñaywayna”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Machu Picchu and Intipata.

Photo: Elena Tatiana Chis, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is the site of an ancient Inca city, high in the Andes of . At 2,430 metres above sea level, this UNESCO World Heritage Site is often referred to as “The Lost City of the Incas”, is one of the most familiar symbols of the Incan Empire, and is one of the most famous and spectacular sets of ruins in the world.

Archaeological site
Photo: Steve Pastor, CC BY 3.0.
is an archaeological site, which is situated 1 km northwest of Wiñay Wayna.

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The Inca Bridge or refers to one of two places related to access to , in . One of the two was built by the Incas as a secret entrance of the holy Picchu for the Inca army. is situated 2½ km north of Wiñay Wayna.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Aguas Calientes.

Photo: C T Johansson, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a small town at the bottom of the valley next to , and the principal access point to the site. All visitors to Machu Picchu pass through and most spend at least one night here.

Wiñay Wayna

Latitude
-13.19292° or 13° 11′ 35″ south
Longitude
-72.53644° or 72° 32′ 11″ west
Elevation
2,671 metres (8,763 feet)
Open location code
57R9RF47+RC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 153870610
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Geo­Names ID
9072737
Wiki­data ID
Q1585056
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Wiñay Wayna” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Ուինյայ Ուայնա”
  • Armenian: “Վինյայ Ուայնա”
  • Bulgarian: “Уинай Уайна”
  • Bulgarian: “Уиняй Уайна”
  • Dutch: “Wiñay Wayna”
  • French: “Wiñay Wayna”
  • Georgian: “უინიაი-უაინა”
  • German: “Wiñay Wayna”
  • Italian: “Winay Wayna”
  • Italian: “Wiñay Wayna”
  • Macedonian: “Вињај Вајна”
  • Polish: “Winay Wayna”
  • Polish: “Wiñay Wayna”
  • Quechua: “Wiñay Wayna llaqta”
  • Quechua: “Wiñay Wayna”
  • Russian: “Уиньяй-Уайна”
  • Spanish: “Huinay Huayna”
  • Spanish: “Huiñay Huayna”
  • Spanish: “Huinayhuayna”
  • Spanish: “Huiñayhuayna”
  • Spanish: “Winay Wayna”
  • Spanish: “Wiñay Wayna”
  • Spanish: “Winaywayna”
  • Spanish: “Wiñaywayna”
  • Ukrainian: “Віньяй-Вайна”
  • Ukrainian: “Віняй-Вайна”
  • Ukrainian: “Уїньяй-Уайна”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Wiñay Wayna”. Photo: Ed88, Public domain.