Tambomachay

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Tambomachay is an Inca archaeological site near Cusco, Peru, known for its finely crafted stonework and ceremonial water fountains.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Tambomachay canonical 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Inca archaeological site ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
architecturalStyle Inca architecture ⓘ
associatedWith Inca religion ⓘ
ritual bathing ⓘ
water worship ⓘ
builtBy Inca Empire ⓘ
constructionMaterial stone ⓘ
continent South America ⓘ
country Peru ⓘ
culturePeriod Late Inca period ⓘ
distanceFrom about 8 kilometers from Cusco ⓘ
elevation approximately 3700 meters above sea level ⓘ
era Late Horizon ⓘ
hasAccess road from Cusco ⓘ
hasFeature aqueducts ⓘ
canals ⓘ
ceremonial water fountains ⓘ
finely crafted stonework ⓘ
terraces ⓘ
waterfalls ⓘ
hasHydraulicEngineering continuous water flow system ⓘ
gravity-fed water channels ⓘ
hasNameMeaning often translated as "resting place" or "guesthouse" ⓘ
hasPathType stone stairways ⓘ
hasPreservationStatus well-preserved stonework ⓘ
hasTouristInfrastructure ticketed entrance ⓘ
hasView surrounding Andean landscape ⓘ
heritageCulture Inca civilization ⓘ
linked to: Inca Empire
languageOfName Quechua ⓘ
locatedIn Cusco Region ⓘ
Peru ⓘ
locatedNear Cusco ⓘ
managedBy Peruvian cultural authorities ⓘ
nearbySite Puka Pukara ⓘ
Qenqo ⓘ
linked to: Q'enqo

Sacsayhuamán ⓘ
openToPublic true ⓘ
partOf archaeological sites near Cusco ⓘ
possibleFunction ceremonial center ⓘ
military outpost ⓘ
royal retreat ⓘ
water cult site ⓘ
region Andes ⓘ
tourismRegion Sacred Valley area ⓘ
linked to: Sacred Valley
usedFor Inca ceremonies related to water and fertility (hypothesized) ⓘ
waterSource natural springs ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sacsayhuamán → near → Tambomachay ⓘ
Puca Pucara → nearbySite → Tambomachay ⓘ