Písac
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Písac or Pisac (possibly from Quechua for Nothoprocta, also spelled ''p'isaqa'') is a Peruvian town in the Sacred Valley of the Incas. It is situated on the Urubamba River. Pisac is most known for its Incan ruins and large market which attracts heavy tourist traffic from nearby Cusco.
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Písac
- Settlement.other_name
- Pisac
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Pisac - panoramio (2).jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Modern town of Pisac in the Sacred Valley
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Peru
- Settlement.pushpin_relief
- yes
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Cusco
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Calca
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Pisac
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 148.25
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 2972
- Settlement.population_total
- 9796
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2002
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Encyclopedic overview
15 sectionsContents
- History
- Geography
- Climate
- Attractions / Amenities
- Comunitario de Pisac
- Iglesia San Pedro Apóstolo
- Inca complex
- Jardín Botanico
- Pisac Market
- Ñusta Encantada
- Sanctuario del Senor de Huanca (Sanctuary of the Lord of Huanca)
- Gallery
- See also
- References
- External links
Písac or Pisac (possibly from Quechua for Nothoprocta, also spelled ''p'isaqa) is a Peruvian town in the Sacred Valley of the Incas. It is situated on the Urubamba River. Pisac is most known for its Incan ruins and large market which attracts heavy tourist traffic from nearby Cusco.
==History==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Písac” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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