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Submitted by Michelledubois on Saturday, 08 October 2011 Page Views: 5074
Multi-periodSite Name: Puma Temple Alternative Name: Pumaqaqa, Pumapunku, Puma Pumku, Puma PuncuCountry: Peru Type: Ancient Temple
Nearest Town: Cuzco Nearest Village: Chinchero
Latitude: 13.389077S Longitude: 72.044618W
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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This temple site is clearly much older than the Inca. It is located on the western perimeter of the plaza in Chinchero. This is a beautiful and very spiritual place. I hope the puma can be made out. It's not hard to make it out in person, but these photos leave a bit to be desired. Sorry.
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