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    Laguna del Inca (Spanish pronunciation: [laˈɣuna ðel ˈiŋka]) is a lake in Valparaíso Region, Chile, close to the border with Argentina. Portillo ski resort...
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    Inca architecture is the most significant pre-Columbian architecture in South America. The Incas inherited an architectural legacy from Tiwanaku, founded...
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    Machu Picchu is a 15th-century Inca citadel located in the Eastern Cordillera of southern Peru on a mountain ridge at 2,430 meters (7,970 ft). Often referred...
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    Atahualpa (category 16th-century Sapa Incas)
    July 1533), was the last effective Inca emperor before his capture and execution during the Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire. Atahualpa was the son of...
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  • Laguna Verde Tranque Puclaro (man-made) Colbún Lake (man-made) Laguna del Inca Laguna del Laja Peñuelas Lake (man-made) Rapel Lake (man-made) Budi Lake...
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    The Inca Trail to Machu Picchu (also known as Camino Inca or Camino Inka) is a hiking trail in Peru that terminates at Machu Picchu. It consists of three...
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    ISBN 978-0-9536087-1-3. Dillehay, Tom D.; Netherly, Patricia (1998). La Frontera del Estado Inca (in Spanish). Editorial Abya Yala. ISBN 978-9978-04-977-8. Mena, Mauricio...
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    "Laguna de Parinacochas". Inventario Turistico del Perú (in Spanish). MINCETUR. Retrieved 2016-08-26. Ludovico Bertonio (1612), Transcripción del vocabulario...
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  • River. The Juncalillo, one of its tributaries, receives the outflow of Laguna del Inca. List of rivers of Chile Niemeyer, Hans (1980). "Hoyas hidrográficas...
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    has narrow streets with houses painted blue. Laguna de Paca lake is close to the city. Previous to Inca era, the area formed part of the Xauxa-Wanka confederation...
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    del Templo Mayor Online, Instituto Nacional de Antropologia e Historia, Mexico, access May 26, 2008. PBS NOVA Online Inca Mummies at Mummy Tombs Inca...
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    Ski Portillo Chile Laguna del Inca at 2,853 m (9,360 ft) Ski Portillo Chile Location in Chile Location Andes mountains, Valparaíso Region, Chile Nearest...
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  • Valle Nevado, which has one of the largest ski areas in South America Laguna del Inca, Portillo Valle Nevado Antillanca Magellanic Penguins in Magdalena...
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    the Incas (Spanish: Valle Sagrado de los Incas; Quechua: Willka Qhichwa), or the Urubamba Valley, is a valley in the Andes of Peru, north of the Inca capital...
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  • Restaurant) Valparaíso Region (Portillo Hotel) Valparaíso Region (Laguna del Inca) Mendoza Province, Argentina (Borderline) Mendoza Province (Aconcagua...
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    Quechua quri gold; kancha enclosure) was the most important temple in the Inca Empire, and was described by early Spanish colonialists. It is located in...
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    The Inca complex at Pisac is a large Incan complex of agricultural terraces, residences, guard posts, watchtowers and a ceremonial/religious centre located...
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    Písac (redirect from Inca Písac)
    Nothoprocta, also spelled p'isaqa) is a Peruvian town in the Sacred Valley of the Incas. It is situated on the Vilcanota River. Pisac is most known for its Incan...
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    Vilcabamba, Peru (category 16th-century establishments in the Inca civilization)
    or Willkapampa (Aymara and Quechua), often called the Lost City of the Incas, is a lost city in the Echarate District of La Convención Province in the...
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    Cusco (category 13th-century establishments in the Inca civilization)
    cathedral built in Cusco is the Iglesia del Triunfo, built in 1539 on the foundations of the Palace of Viracocha Inca. Today, this church is an auxiliary...
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    with Francisco Pizarro in the Spanish conquest of Peru. While subduing the Inca Empire he laid the foundation for Quito and Trujillo as Spanish cities in...
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    during the pre-Inca and Inca period, in which wealthy groups within moved outside their habitual residence across the vast expanse of the Inca empire. that...
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    Peru (redirect from República del Perú)
    84. Raúl Porras Barrenechea, El nombre del Perú, p. 86. Vega, Garcilasco, Commentarios Reales de los Incas, Editorial Mantaro, Lima, ed. 1998. pp. 14–15...
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    Ollantaytambo (category Inca)
    Ollantaytambo (Quechua: Ullantaytampu) is a town and an Inca archaeological site in southern Peru some 72 km (45 mi) by road northwest of the city of Cusco...
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    Sacsayhuamán (category Inca)
    historic capital of the Inca Empire. The site is at an altitude of 3,701 metres (12,142 ft). The complex was built by the Incas in the 15th century, particularly...
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    General Alvear Godoy Cruz La Paz Luján de Cuyo Malargüe Palmira Puente del Inca Punta de Vacas Rivadavia San Martín San Rafael Tunuyán Tupungato Uspallata...
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    ceremonias se metían en posesión del cacicazgo o señorío, y la primera jornada que habían de hacer era ir a la gran laguna de Guatavita a ofrecer y sacrificar...
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    Texas. p. 17. Box, Ben; Frankham, Steve. Footprint Handbooks: Cuzco & the Inca heartland. Footprint. Peru 1:100 000, Abancay (28-q). IGN (Instituto Geográfico...
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    6149583; -70.7470972 Huaca de Chena, also known as the Chena Pukara, is an Inca site on Chena Mountain, in the basin of San Bernardo, at the edge of the...
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    Natural Monument Laguna del Diamante Nature Reserve Laguna del Laja National Park Nevado Tres Cruces National Park Puente del Inca Natural Monument Río...
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