Puca Pucara
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Puca Pucara is a small Inca archaeological site and former military and administrative outpost located near Cusco in Peru.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Puca Pucara canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Inca archaeological site
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ fortified complex ⓘ |
| builtBy | Inca Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtFor |
control of movement along the Inca road
ⓘ
protection of Cusco approaches ⓘ |
| country | Peru ⓘ |
| culture | Inca civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 3700 meters above sea level ⓘ |
| etymology | from Quechua "puka" (red) and "pukara" (fortress) ⓘ |
| hasConstructionMaterial | local stone ⓘ |
| hasConstructionStyle |
Inca masonry
ⓘ
polygonal stonework ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
inner plazas
ⓘ
rooms ⓘ stairways ⓘ stone-built enclosures ⓘ terraces ⓘ walls ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
defensive fortification
ⓘ
guard post ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of the archaeological heritage of Peru ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cusco Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cusco Region NERFINISHED ⓘ San Sebastián District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Cusco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
a hill overlooking the Cusco valley
ⓘ
the road from Cusco to Pisac ⓘ |
| nameLanguage | Quechua NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Red Fortress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbySite |
Qenqo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sacsayhuamán NERFINISHED ⓘ Tambomachay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| overlooks |
the road to the Sacred Valley
ⓘ
the surrounding Andean landscape ⓘ |
| partOf |
the Inca road system
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
the archaeological circuit near Cusco ⓘ |
| period | Late Horizon ⓘ |
| tourismActivity |
cultural tourism
ⓘ
hiking stop on the Cusco archaeological circuit ⓘ |
| usedFor |
administrative control
ⓘ
checkpoint on the route from Cusco to the Sacred Valley ⓘ control of access to Tambomachay and other nearby sites ⓘ military outpost ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.