Peru Vacation - Pucapucara, Cusco
- 14 years ago
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Pucapucara on the road from Cusco to the Sacred Valley is often called the Red Fort.
But it’s more likely it was a customs house for traders entering the imperial capital.
From the valley below it presents a sheer stonewall, but from road on the other side it appears to be a more open building with few defenses.
The walls include examples of the Inca’s distinctive trapezoidal niches also found at Machu Picchu.
The building includes a number of rectangular structures that were most likely warehouses.
It also includes channels that fed running water throughout the complex.
Pucapucara on the road from Cusco to the Sacred Valley is often called the Red Fort.
But it’s more likely it was a customs house for traders entering the imperial capital.
From the valley below it presents a sheer stonewall, but from road on the other side it appears to be a more open building with few defenses.
The walls include examples of the Inca’s distinctive trapezoidal niches also found at Machu Picchu.
The building includes a number of rectangular structures that were most likely warehouses.
It also includes channels that fed running water throughout the complex.