Tipón
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Tipón is a sprawling early fifteenth-century Inca archaeological site that is situated between and above sea level, located southeast of Cusco near the village of Tipón. It consists of several ruins enclosed by a powerful defensive wall about long. The most renowned (and easily accessible) part of the park is the group of precise and right angled monumental terraces irrigated by a network of water canals fed by a monumental fountain channeling water from a natural spring. The site includes ancient residential areas and a remarkable amount of petroglyphs in its upper part. thumb|400px|Tipón sk
Key facts
- Ancient site.name
- Tipón Archaeological Park
- Ancient site.native_name
- Parque Arqueológico de Tipón
- Ancient site.image
- Tiponperu.jpg
- Ancient site.relief
- yes
- Ancient site.location
- Oropesa, Quispicanchi, Cusco, Peru
- Ancient site.abandoned
- No
- Ancient site.cultures
- Pre-Inca and Inca
- Ancient site.excavations
- 1970 - present
- Ancient site.condition
- Preserved
- Ancient site.ownership
- Peruvian Government
- Ancient site.management
- Peruvian Ministry of Culture
- Ancient site.public_access
- Yes
- Ancient site.mapframe frame width
- 270
- Ancient site.mapframe
- yes
- Ancient site.mapframe caption
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- Ancient site.mapframe zoom
- 12
- Ancient site.mapframe marker
- landmark
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- archaeological site
- Country
- Peru
- Located in
- Quispicanchi Province
- Location
- Oropesa District
- Image
- Tiponperu.jpg
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- Commons category
- Tipón
- culture
- Inca civilization
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Article · Français
Tipón est un site archéologique inca situé dans la Vallée sacrée à 3 400 mètres d'altitude. Le site couvre une superficie de 239 hectares et se trouve à 22 kilomètres de Cuzco dans la commune de , dans le de la province de Quispicanchi. Il s'agit de grandes terrasses agricoles irriguées par un réseau de canaux d'eau alimentés par une source naturelle. Plusieurs ruines environnantes ont été fouillées et beaucoup sont visibles au-dessous du sol.
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