Tambo
A tambo was an Inca structure built for administrative and military purposes. Found along the extensive roads, tambos typically contained supplies, served as lodging for itinerant state personnel, and were depositories of quipu-based accounting records.
- Archaeological site
- …is also known as “Tambo Inca”
- …is not wheelchair accessible
- Description: Inca military and administrative structure
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Latitude
-31.37885° or 31° 22′ 44″ south
Longitude
-68.83457° or 68° 50′ 4″ west
Open location code
47WHJ5C8+F5
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic = archaeological_site
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Ukrainian—“Tambo” goes by many names.
ТамбоMacedonian
Tambo (struktura inkaska)Polish
tamboTurkish
ТамбоUkrainian
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