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Rocabamba Destination Guide

Touring Rocabamba in Peru

Rocabamba in the region of Cusco is a city located in Peru - some 325 mi or ( 523 km ) East of Lima , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Rocabamba

Time in Rocabamba is now 10:58 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " America/Lima " with a UTC offset of -5 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Huánuco, Umasbamba, Tastiyiocc, Puno, and Pinasnioc. Being here already, consider visiting Huánuco . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Rocabamba ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Telly Tubby Tambo Irax's photos around Ollantaytambo, Peru (pictures of telly tubbies)

1:10 min by TripAdvisorTRIPWOW4
Views: 2258 Rating: 5.00

Preview of Irax's blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: www.travelpod.com This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Learn more about these videos: ..

Peru with MotoQuest

2:38 min by MotoQuestTours
Views: 1557 Rating: 5.00

This is a narrative by MotoQuest founder Phil Freeman about the riding in Peru. He describes the type of riding you will encounter and the itinerary MotoQuest follows in Peru. Enjoy stunning scenes fr ..


The Expedition Train to Machu Picchu

2:12 min by GypsyNester
Views: 646 Rating: 5.00

Ride the rails through the Sacred Valley to Machu Picchu! For more: www.gypsynester.com ..

View from Pumamarca Ruins Ollantaytambo (Ollanta) Peru

1:34 min by tracytrends
Views: 608 Rating: 5.00

Views from Pumamarca, located on a 1 hr walk behind Ollantaytambo (Ollanta) Peru. www.LatinAmericaFocus.com Video from Tracy Foote, Author of Let's Go Up! Climbing Machu Picchu. Huayna Picchu and Putu ..


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Interesting facts about this location

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 7 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Peru, Inca

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 11 km away
Tags: Populated places in the Cusco Region, Ruins in Peru

Wiñay Wayna

Wiñay Wayna (Quechua for "forever young", alternatively spelled Huynay Huayna) is an Inca ruin along the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu. It is built into a steep hillside overlooking the Urubamba River. The site consists of upper and lower house complexes connected by a staircase and fountain structures. Above and below the houses the people built areas of agricultural terraces, which are still visible.

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Located at -13.19 -72.54 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Ancient roads and tracks, Archaeological sites in Peru, Inca

Machu Picchu

Machu Picchu is a 15th-century Inca site located 2,430 metres above sea level. Machu Picchu is located in the Cusco Region of Peru, South America. It is situated on a mountain ridge above the Urubamba Valley in Peru, which is 80 kilometres northwest of Cusco and through which the Urubamba River flows. Most archaeologists believe that Machu Picchu was built as an estate for the Inca emperor Pachacuti (1438–1472).

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Located at -13.16 -72.55 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Archaeoastronomy, Archaeological sites in Peru, Former populated places in Peru, Historic Civil Engineering Landmarks, Historical sanctuaries of Peru, Inca, Populated places established in the 15th century, Protected areas established in 1981, Ruins in Peru, World Heritage Sites in Peru

Temple of the Moon (Peru)

The Temple of the Moon is an Incan ceremonial temple on Huayna Picchu near Machu Picchu, in Peru. The site is made up of stone masonry and an open-face, shallow cave. The temple is arbitrarily named, like many of the sites in Machu Picchu. In the center of the cave is a throne carved out of rock. Beside the throne are steps that lead deeper into the cave. It is thought that the caves were used to hold mummies. The Temple of the Moon dates back 1500 years It was rediscovered in 1936.

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Located at -13.15 -72.55 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Peru, Inca, Ruins in Peru

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