View of Choquequirao

Choquequirao (Quechua: Choqek'iraw) is a partly excavated ruined city of the Inca in the south of Peru. It bears a striking similarity in structure and architecture to Machu Picchu and is referred to as its 'sister'. Choquequirau admits far less tourists than its sister but the ruin is no less delightful and is a good alternative to the overcrowded Machu Picchu. Be aware that it takes a strenuous two-day hike from the nearest village Cachora to reach to ruins at Choquequirao. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1200x1600, 1454 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Choquequirao Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1200x1600, 1454 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Choquequirao Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create... Quechua (Standard Quechua, Runasimi Language of People) is an Native American language of South America. ... For other meanings of Inca, see Inca (disambiguation). ... View of Machu Picchu Machu Picchu (Quechua: Old Peak; sometimes called the Lost City of the Incas) is a well-preserved pre-Columbian Inca ruin located on a high mountain ridge. ...

The ruins at Choquequirao are comprised of buildings and terraces at different levels from the lower level Sunch'u Pata to the truncated hill top. The hill top has been leveled and ringed with stones to form a platform of 30x50 meters wide.

Terraces at Choquequirao

Truncated Hill Top at Choquequirao

Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1296x972, 979 KB) Terraces at Choquequirao Eric Bronder, september 2006 I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1296x972, 979 KB) Terraces at Choquequirao Eric Bronder, september 2006 I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1296x972, 739 KB) Truncated hilltop at the inca ruins of Choquequirao. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1296x972, 739 KB) Truncated hilltop at the inca ruins of Choquequirao. ...

External links

• Choquequirao Trek
• Choquequirao Treks

Coordinates: 13°23′21″S, 72°52′57″W Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...