Moray archaeological site
E55699
Moray archaeological site is an Inca ruin in Peru renowned for its series of circular agricultural terraces thought to have been used as an experimental farming laboratory.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Inca archaeological site
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| accessFrom |
Cusco
ⓘ
Sacred Valley towns ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Inca engineering
ⓘ
pre-Columbian agriculture ⓘ |
| category |
Archaeological sites in Cusco Region
ⓘ
Inca sites in Peru ⓘ |
| climateCharacteristic | multiple microclimates ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | preserved ruin ⓘ |
| country | Peru ⓘ |
| culture |
Inca people
ⓘ
surface form:
Inca
|
| distanceFromCusco | about 50 kilometers northwest of Cusco ⓘ |
| elevation | about 3500 meters above sea level ⓘ |
| era | Late Horizon ⓘ |
| governedBy | Peruvian authorities ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
agricultural terraces
ⓘ
circular terraces ⓘ concentric terraces ⓘ drainage system ⓘ irrigation system ⓘ stone retaining walls ⓘ |
| hasTerraceComplex |
largest circular depression
ⓘ
smaller circular depressions ⓘ |
| hasViewOf | surrounding Andean mountains ⓘ |
| heritageOf |
Inca Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Inca civilization
|
| interpretation |
possible agricultural laboratory
ⓘ
possible center for crop domestication ⓘ possible ritual or ceremonial function ⓘ |
| languageOfToponym | Quechua ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cusco Region
ⓘ
Maras ⓘ
surface form:
Maras District
Sacred Valley ⓘ Urubamba Province ⓘ |
| mainComplexName | Qechuyoq ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
earth
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| near |
Cusco
ⓘ
Maras ⓘ |
| partOf | Inca agricultural infrastructure ⓘ |
| temperatureRangeDifference | up to about 15 °C between top and bottom terraces ⓘ |
| terrain | Andean highlands ⓘ |
| tourismActivity |
guided tours
ⓘ
sightseeing ⓘ |
| usedFor |
agricultural experimentation
ⓘ
crop adaptation ⓘ experimental farming ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Urubamba