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Quelcanca Destination Guide

Discover Quelcanca in Peru

Quelcanca in the region of Cusco is a town located in Peru - some 332 mi or ( 534 km ) East of Lima , the country's capital .

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Local time in Quelcanca is now 08:35 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " America/Lima " with a UTC offset of -5 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Tastiyiocc, Puno, Primavera, Pinasnioc, and Ica. When in this area, you might want to check out Tastiyiocc . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Quelcanca ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Killaqucha

Killaqucha (Quechua killa moon, month, qucha lake, "moon lake", hispanicized spelling Quellacocha) is a small lake in the Cusco Region in Peru. It is situated in the Urupampa mountain range at a height of about 4,170 metres (13,680 ft). Killaqucha lies south west of the village Lares and north of the mountains Ch'iqun and Siriwani.

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Located at -13.16 -72.06 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Cusco Region, Lakes of Peru

Qiwñaqucha

Qiwñaqucha (Quechua qiwña, qiwuña polylepis, qucha lake, hispanicized spelling Queuñacocha) is a small lake in Peru located in the Urupampa mountain range of the Cusco Region. It is located in the Calca Province, Lares District. The lake is situated north of the mountains Ch'iqun and Siriwani at a height of about 4,170 m. It is 0.2 km long and 0.14 km at its widest point. West of it there is another small lake called Killaqucha.

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Located at -13.15 -72.05 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Tags: Cusco Region, Lakes of Peru

Ollantaytambo

Ollantaytambo is a town and an Inca archaeological site in southern Peru some 60 kilometers northwest of the city of Cusco. It is located at an altitude of 2,792 meters (9,160 feet) above sea level in the district of Ollantaytambo, province of Urubamba, Cusco region. During the Inca Empire, Ollantaytambo was the royal estate of Emperor Pachacuti who conquered the region, built the town and a ceremonial center.

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Located at -13.26 -72.26 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: Populated places in the Cusco Region, Ruins in Peru

Patallacta

Patallacta, also known as Q'entimarka, is a combinations of two Quechua words—pronounced "pahta-yakta". Hiram Bingham, discoverer of Machu Picchu and many other Incan sites, states that "llacta" means "town" and "pata" means "a height". On his way to discover Machu Picchu Bingham passed Patallacta, sometimes given the name of Llactapata as evidenced by the photograph of a sign from a check-point along the Inca trail. His associate Mr.

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Located at -13.23 -72.42 (Lat./Long.); Less than 29 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Peru, Inca