<< Our Photo Pages >> Moray Terraces - Misc. Earthwork in Peru
Submitted by davidmorgan on Wednesday, 30 May 2007 Page Views: 7066
Multi-periodSite Name: Moray TerracesCountry: Peru Type: Misc. Earthwork
Nearest Town: Cuzco Nearest Village: Urubamba
Latitude: 13.329421S Longitude: 72.195638W
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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bat400 visited on 13th Sep 2018 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 5 Access: 3
davidmorgan saw from a distance on 1st Nov 1994
PAB have visited here
There are three separate "bowl" shaped groups of concentric terraces. One has been restored and is being used by local farmers. Each has stone retaining walls with carved channels for carrying water and steps for climbing into and out of the structure. There was possibly a ceremonial use for the site as well. But none is recorded by the Spanish writers of the conquest and there is no ceremonial folk tradition associated with the Terraces.
Several guide books mention pollen studies showing over 200 useful varieties of grains, fruits, and vegetable pollen have been found at the terraces.
Note: An Inca adaptation of agricultural terraces into a practical (and artistic) structure that would have allowed experimental botanic trials.
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