Choquequirao

Choquequirao (possibly from Quechua chuqi metal, k'iraw crib, cot) is an Incan site in southern Peru, similar in structure and architecture to Machu Picchu. The ruins are buildings and terraces at levels above and below Sunch'u Pata, the truncated hill top. The hilltop was anciently leveled and ringed with stones to create a 30 by 50 m platform. Choquequirao at an elevation of 3,050 metres (10,010 ft) ) is in the spurs of the Vilcabamba…...