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<< Other Photo Pages >> Ñusta Hispana - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in Peru

Submitted by davidmorgan on Wednesday, 23 January 2013  Page Views: 4731

Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Ñusta Hispana Alternative Name: Yurak Rumi
Country: Peru Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Quillabamba  Nearest Village: Vilcabamba
Latitude: 13.108404S  Longitude: 72.937388W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
no data Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
no data Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
2
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Ñusta Hispana
Ñusta Hispana submitted by durhamnature : Carved seats and platforms of Ñusta Isppana. Old photo from "Inca Land Exp loration" via archive.org Site in Peru (Vote or comment on this photo)
Holy Well or Sacred Spring in Peru

An Inca carved rock (Yurak Rumi) and spring.
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Ñusta Hispana
Ñusta Hispana submitted by durhamnature : Photo from Hiram Bingham's "Inca Lands.." via archive.org Site in Peru (Vote or comment on this photo)

Ñusta Hispana
Ñusta Hispana submitted by durhamnature : Photo from Hiram Bingham's "In Wonderland of....." via archive.org Site in Peru (Vote or comment on this photo)

Ñusta Hispana
Ñusta Hispana submitted by durhamnature (Vote or comment on this photo)

Ñusta Hispana
Ñusta Hispana submitted by durhamnature (Vote or comment on this photo)

Ñusta Hispana
Ñusta Hispana submitted by durhamnature : Photo from Hiram Bingham's "Inca Lands.." Site in Peru

Ñusta Hispana
Ñusta Hispana submitted by durhamnature : Plan from Hiram Bingham's "Inca Lands.." via archive.org Site in Peru

Ñusta Hispana
Ñusta Hispana submitted by durhamnature : Photo from Hiram Bingham's "Inca Lands.." via archive.org Site in Peru

Ñusta Hispana
Ñusta Hispana submitted by durhamnature : Diagram from Hiram Bingham's "Inca Lands.." via archive.org Site in Peru

Ñusta Hispana
Ñusta Hispana submitted by durhamnature : Two of the seven seats near the spring under the great white rock. Old photo from "Inca Land Exploration" via archive.org Site in Peru

Ñusta Hispana
Ñusta Hispana submitted by durhamnature : Plan of the ruins of the Temple of the Sun at Ñusta Isppana. Old temple plan from "Inca Land Exploration" via archive.org Site in Peru

Ñusta Hispana
Ñusta Hispana submitted by durhamnature : North east face of Yurak Rumi. Old photo from "Inca Land Exploration" via archive.org Site in Peru

Ñusta Hispana
Ñusta Hispana submitted by durhamnature : Old drawing from "Inca Land Exploration" via archive.org

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