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Multi-periodSite Name: Inca-CaranquiCountry: Ecuador
NOTE: This site is 59.209 km away from the location you searched for.
Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Ibarra
Latitude: 0.322352N Longitude: 78.121452W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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Ethnohistoric accounts regarding who ordered the construction of this site and why are conflicting, with some attributing it to the ruler Huayna Capac for commemorative purposes, and others to his son, Atahualpa, in preparation for his coronation as the new Sapa Inca.
Source: Wayne State University excavation website which has lots more information on the site.
Note: The Water Temple of Inca-Caranqui - was hydraulic engineering the key to winning the hearts and minds of a conquered people?
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