Q'enqo (Cusco (Cuzco))
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ruins, archaeological site, monolith, inca, tourist attraction
Q'enqo, Qenko, Kenko, or Quenco (all from Quechua for 'zig-zag') is an archaeological site in the Sacred Valley of Peru, located in 6 km from Cusco.
The site was declared a Cultural Heritage (Patrimonio Cultural) of the Cusco Region by the National Institute of Culture.
It is one of the largest huacas (holy places) in the Cusco Region.
Many huacas were based on natural rock formations
www.heritagedaily.com/2021/07/qenqo-grande-the-sacred-i...
The site was declared a Cultural Heritage (Patrimonio Cultural) of the Cusco Region by the National Institute of Culture.
It is one of the largest huacas (holy places) in the Cusco Region.
Many huacas were based on natural rock formations
www.heritagedaily.com/2021/07/qenqo-grande-the-sacred-i...
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qenko
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 13°30'33"S 71°58'13"W
- Pisac Ruins 18 km
- Llactapata Archaeological Region 79 km
- Machu Picchu Historic Sanctuary 80 km
- Vilcabamba / Espiritu Pampa 150 km
- garden of the giants 345 km
- Nazca Desert 377 km
- Archaeological complex of Pachacámac 554 km
- Complejo Arqueológico Cajamarquilla 563 km
- Archaeological zone of the mount Puruchuco 563 km
- Parque de las Leyendas 579 km
- Old Cusco 1.2 km
- Estacion Wanchac (Train Station for Puno and Arequipa) 1.9 km
- Coripata 2.3 km
- hospital 2.3 km
- Barrio de la Dignidad Nacional 2.9 km
- Central bus station 2.9 km
- Manahuanunca 2 3.4 km
- Modern Geoglyphs 3.6 km
- Runway 10/28 4.5 km
- Velazco Astete International Airport (CUZ) 4.7 km