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<< Text Pages >> Cantalloc Aqueduct - Ancient Mine, Quarry or other Industry in Peru

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Multi-periodSite Name: Cantalloc Aqueduct
Country: Peru Type: Ancient Mine, Quarry or other Industry
Nearest Town: Nazca, Peru  Nearest Village: Cantalloc, Peru
Latitude: 14.8266S  Longitude: 74.91W
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
4
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Ancient Industry in Ica Department.

An underground aqueduct associated with the Nasca culture. The ancient aqueduct and surface access points has been maintained into the modern era. Visible on the surface are multiple spiral pathways from the surface and down through the earth to the aqueduct.
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Aerial view of the puquios in Nazca Valley, Ica, Peru

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