Machu Colca
Machu Colca, Machuqolqa or Machu Qollqa is an archaeological site in Peru. It lies in the Cusco Region, Urubamba Province, Huayllabamba District, a few minutes outside of Chinchero.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Gentle, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: archaeological site in Peru
- Also known as: “Machu Qollqa” and “Machu Qullqa”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Colonial Church of Chinchero and Chinchero International Airport.
Colonial Church of Chinchero
Church
Photo: Draceane, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Colonial Church of Chinchero is situated 3½ km southeast of Machu Colca.
Chinchero International Airport
Photo: Draceane, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Chinchero International Airport is an under construction international airport in the town of Chinchero, which is located in the district of the same name, in Cusco Region, Peru. Chinchero International Airport is situated 3½ km south of Machu Colca.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Huayllabamba and Chinchero.
Huayllabamba
Village
Photo: Gerd Breitenbach, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Huayllabamba is a town in Southern Peru, in the province Urubamba in the Cusco region. The town is capital of Huayllabamba District. It is located in what is known as the Sacred valley of the Incas. Huayllabamba is situated 3 km north of Machu Colca.
Yucay
Photo: Ynsalh, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Yucay is a village in Peru. The town is in a scenic valley and has many farming families. There is nothing to see or do in this town, but it can be a convenient base to make various short trips from.
Machu Colca
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Huayllabamba District, Urubamba Province, Cuzco Department, Peru, South America
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Latitude
-13.36399° or 13° 21′ 50″ southLongitude
-72.06362° or 72° 3′ 49″ westOpen location code
57R9JWPP+CHOpenStreetMap ID
way 770641293OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q15950079
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Machu Colca” goes by many names.
- French: “Machu Colca”
- German: “Machu Colca”
- Low German: “Machu Colca”
- Spanish: “Machu Colca”
- Spanish: “Machu Qullqa”
- “Machu Colca”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Zona Arqueológica Machucollpa and Machu Qolqa.
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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 “Machu Colca”. Photo: Gentle, CC BY-SA 4.0.