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Multi-periodSite Name: RaqchiCountry: Peru
NOTE: This site is 65.356 km away from the location you searched for.
Type: Ancient Temple
Nearest Town: Cuzco
Latitude: 14.174357S Longitude: 71.370222W
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 |
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-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
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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 |
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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 |
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Ruins of Viracocha temple in Raqchi are located in valley of Urubamba river. The main part of the site is over 90 m long temple constructed mainly from adobe with lower parts of the walls made of andesite blocks. Next to the temple there are remains of huts, possible storage buildings (round constructions with 8-10 m diameter) and Inca baths.
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