Vilcabamba Range
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The Vilcabamba Range is a remote Andean mountain chain in south-central Peru, known for its rugged peaks, cloud forests, and Inca archaeological sites including the last strongholds of the Inca Empire.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Andean mountain range
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mountain range ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Inca resistance to Spanish rule
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lost city of Vilcabamba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | humid subtropical highland climate ⓘ |
| contains |
Inca site of Espíritu Pampa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Inca site of Vitcos NERFINISHED ⓘ Neo-Inca capital region of Vilcabamba ⓘ Vilcabamba Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country | Peru ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Andean cultural area ⓘ |
| ecosystemType |
high Andean grasslands
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montane cloud forest ⓘ |
| geologicalType | fold mountains ⓘ |
| hasBiodiversity |
high bird diversity
ⓘ
high plant diversity ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
deep river gorges
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dense forest cover ⓘ steep valleys ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Inca Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spanish conquest of Peru NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | refuge of the Neo-Inca State after Spanish conquest ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Inca archaeological sites
ⓘ
cloud forests ⓘ last strongholds of the Inca Empire ⓘ rugged peaks ⓘ |
| languageRegion | Quechua-speaking area ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cusco Region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
south-central Peru ⓘ |
| nearestMajorCity | Cusco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Andes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Central Andes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| threat |
deforestation
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illegal logging ⓘ unsustainable agriculture ⓘ |
| timeZone | Peru Time ⓘ |
| usedFor |
archaeological research
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ecotourism ⓘ trekking ⓘ |
| UTCOffset | UTC−05:00 ⓘ |
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