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Sayacmarca in Machu Picchu

Machu Picchu Historic Sites: Sayacmarca



Sayacmarca

Reviewed by: Angha

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Sayacmarca has one entrance, a stairway up to the small city, this historic site is known as a fortress.

One can see two parts here, a solar observation post, which is the temple of the Sun and another being a residential half. This historic site was first discovered by Hiram Bingham, after following an Inca road across the hills from Machu Picchu.

The site is built at a fork in the old Inca road and the trail follows one fork to Machu Picchu with other fork descending to the Aobamba Picchu.

 

Category: Historic Site
Address: Machu Picchu, Peru.



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