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Multi-periodSite Name: IntipunkuCountry: Peru
NOTE: This site is 2.02 km away from the location you searched for.
Type: Ancient Temple
Nearest Town: Cuzco Nearest Village: Aguas Calientes
Latitude: 13.170172S Longitude: 72.535083W
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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SolarMegalith visited on 1st Jul 2003 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 5 Access: 3
Tdiver visited on 1st Jan 1991 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 5 Access: 3
Ogham have visited here
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 2.5 Ambience: 5 Access: 3
Intipunku ("The Gateway of the Sun", "Sun Gate") is a small Inca temple located on the pass over Machu Picchu. Ruins of Intipunku are last monument of Inca trail before Machu Picchu - from this point the ruins of famous city are perfectly visible.
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