Andén
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An andén, Spanish for "platform", is a stair-step like terrace dug into the slope of a hillside for agricultural purposes. The term is most often used to refer to the terraces built by pre-Columbian c
Andenes in the Sacred Valley at Pisac, Peru
Andenes at Moray, Peru
A water channel to drain and irrigate andenes
Andenes in the Colca Canyon
Quispiguanca
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Quispiguanca, also Q'espihuanca and Q'espiwanka, was a royal estate of the Inca emperor Huayna Capac. The ruins of the estate are located in the northern part of the present-day town of Urubamba, Peru
Huayna Capac
The town of Urubamba in 2004. The ruins are located at the lower left of this photo.