Ingapirca
Sign in to saveIngapirca (Kichwa: Inka Pirka, "Inca wall") is a town in Cañar Province, Ecuador, and the name of the older Inca ruins and archeological site nearby.
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Key facts
- Ancient site.name
- Ingapirca
- Ancient site.native_name
- Hatun Cañar / Inka Pirka
- Ancient site.image
- Ecuador ingapirca inca ruins.jpg
- Ancient site.alt
- Ecuador ingapirca inca ruins
- Ancient site.caption
- Ingapirca, the temple of the sun
- Ancient site.region
- Cañar Province
- Ancient site.cultures
- Inca
- Ancient site.public_access
- yes
- Ancient site.website
- http://www.complejoingapirca.gob.ec/
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- tourist attraction
- Country
- Ecuador
- Located in
- Ecuador
- Elevation
- +3123
- Official website
- www.complejoingapirca.gob.ec
- Image
- Ingapirca 03.jpg
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- P2596
- Inca Empire
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Ingapirca (Kichwa: Inka Pirka, "Inca wall") is a town in Cañar Province, Ecuador, and the name of the older Inca ruins and archeological site nearby.
These are the largest known Inca ruins in Ecuador. The most significant building is the Temple of the Sun, an elliptically shaped building constructed around a large rock.