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Explore Tanca in Peru

Tanca in the region of Cusco is a town in Peru - some 329 mi or ( 530 km ) East of Lima , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Tanca is now 09:18 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " America/Lima " with a UTC offset of -5 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Huánuco, Sambor, Puno, Pinasnioc, and Maras. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Huánuco . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Tanca ? 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

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 5 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 14 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Peru, Inca

Moray (Inca ruin)

Moray is an archaeological site in Peru approximately 50 km (31 mi) northwest of Cuzco on a high plateau at about 3500 m (11,500 ft) and just west of the village of Maras. The site contains unusual Inca ruins, mostly consisting of several enormous terraced circular depressions, the largest of which is about 30 m (98 ft) deep.

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Located at -13.33 -72.20 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Peru

Maras, Peru

Maras is a town in the Sacred Valley of the Incas, 40 kilometers north of Cuzco, in the Cuzco Region of Peru. The town is well known for its nearby salt evaporation ponds, in use since Inca times. The salt-evaporation ponds are up-slope, less than a kilometer west of the town.

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Located at -13.33 -72.16 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Populated places in the Cusco Region

Urubamba Province

Urubamba Province is one of thirteen provinces in the Cusco Region in the southern highlands of Peru.

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Located at -13.31 -72.12 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
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