Ruqa
Ruqa is a village in Ollantaytambo District, Urubamba Province, Cuzco Department. Ruqa is situated nearby to the hamlet Marcaqocha, as well as near Sector Ochipatacancha.Places of Interest
Highlights include Pumamarca Ruins and Qhispi Rumiyuq.
Pumamarca Ruins
Archaeological site
Pumamarka is an archaeological site in Peru. It is located in the Cusco Region, Urubamba Province, Ollantaytambo District, at the confluence of the rivers Patakancha and its affluent Yuraqmayu. Pumamarca Ruins is situated 3½ km southwest of Ruqa.
Qhispi Rumiyuq
Peak
Qhispi Rumiyuq (Quechua qhispi rumi, obsidian is a mountain in the Cusco Region in Peru, about 4,600 m high. It is situated in the Urubamba Province, Ollantaytambo District, northeast of Ollantaytambo. Qhispi Rumiyuq is situated 4 km northwest of Ruqa.
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.
Ruqa
- Type: Village
- Also known as: “Rukha”
- Category: locality
- Location: Ollantaytambo District, Urubamba Province, Cuzco Department, Peru, South America
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Latitude
-13.2179° or 13° 13′ 4″ southLongitude
-72.19959° or 72° 11′ 59″ westOpen location code
57R9QRJ2+R5OpenStreetMap ID
node 3718721985OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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