Tambomachay

Tambomachay (possibly from Quechua tampu inn, guest house, ''mach'ay cave, or machay drunkenness, to get drunk or "spindle with thread") is an archaeological site associated with the Inca Empire, located near Cusco, Peru. An alternate Spanish name is El Baño del Inca'' ("the bath of the Inca").

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Ancient site.name: Tambomachay
Ancient site.image: Tambomachay, Cuzco, Perú, 2015-07-31, DD 89.JPG
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Ancient site.caption: View of Tambomachay.
Ancient site.map_type: Peru
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Ancient site.location: Cusco District, Cusco
Ancient site.type: Fortress
Ancient site.epochs: Late Horizon
Ancient site.cultures: Inca
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Instance of: spa
Country: Peru
Located in: Cusco Province
Location: Cusco District
Image: Tambomachay, 2023 (08).jpg

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Commons category: Tambomachay
culture: Inca civilization

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It consists of a series of aqueducts, canals and waterfalls that run through the terraced rocks. It is situated near springs such as the one called Timpuc Puquiu, a boiling spring on the northern bank of the Timpuc River and the spring near Huaylla Cocha community. These natural springs were channeled through three waterfalls that still flow today.

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