K’alla Q’asa fortress area

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K’alla Q’asa fortress area is a defensive hilltop sector of the Pisac archaeological complex in Peru, known for its strategic location and Inca military architecture.

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K’alla Q’asa fortress area canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Inca archaeological site sector ⓘ
fortified hilltop area ⓘ
accessFrom Pisac archaeological site main entrance ⓘ
architecturalStyle Inca ⓘ
linked to: Inca people
associatedWith Inca Empire ⓘ
Inca road network near Pisac ⓘ
linked to: Inca causeways
country Peru ⓘ
culturalPeriod Late Horizon ⓘ
elevationRelativeTo higher than agricultural terraces of Pisac ⓘ
hasFeature defensive outworks ⓘ
defensive walls ⓘ
lookout points ⓘ
narrow access paths ⓘ
overlook of surrounding valleys ⓘ
steep slopes ⓘ
stepped terraces used as defensive obstacles ⓘ
stone terraces ⓘ
hasFunction military defense ⓘ
surveillance and control of surrounding territory ⓘ
hasView Urubamba River valley ⓘ
linked to: Urubamba
heritageCulture Inca civilization ⓘ
linked to: Inca Empire
knownFor Inca military architecture ⓘ
defensive hilltop position ⓘ
strategic control of the Urubamba Valley approaches ⓘ
locatedIn Cusco Region ⓘ
Peru ⓘ
Sacred Valley of the Incas ⓘ
linked to: Sacred Valley
material finely cut stone ⓘ
local masonry stone ⓘ
nameLanguage Quechua ⓘ
overlooks Pisac town ⓘ
linked to: Pisac

Sacred Valley ⓘ
partOf Pisac archaeological complex ⓘ
defensive system of Pisac ⓘ
tourist circuit of Pisac ⓘ
regionType Andean highlands ⓘ
tourismAttraction yes ⓘ
usedFor protection of approaches to Cusco ⓘ

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Pisac archaeological site → hasSection → K’alla Q’asa fortress area ⓘ