Pachat'aqa
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Pachataka (also spelled Pachataca or Pachat'aqa), commonly known as the Inca Gallows, is an archaeological site in Bolivia, located near Lake Titicaca in the municipality of Copacabana, Manco Kapac Province, within the La Paz Department.
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Pachataka (also spelled Pachataca or Pachat'aqa), commonly known as the Inca Gallows, is an archaeological site in Bolivia, located near Lake Titicaca in the municipality of Copacabana, Manco Kapac Province, within the La Paz Department.
Pachataka is a pre-Inca astronomical observatory formed by a lintel made of two parallel stone blocks. It was used to determine the seasons, track lunar movements, and predict eclipses. It is located at the summit of Mount Kesanani, approximately 600 meters south of the town of Copacabana.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Pachat'aqa” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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