Moray

E942367

Moray is an archaeological site in Peru featuring a series of large, circular agricultural terraces believed to have been used by the Inca for crop experimentation and environmental adaptation.

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Moray canonical 4

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Inca archaeological site ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
accessibleFrom Cusco ⓘ
associatedWith Andean terrace farming ⓘ
Inca agriculture ⓘ
believedFunction Inca agricultural laboratory ⓘ
microclimate experimentation site ⓘ
climate temperate highland climate ⓘ
constructionMaterial stone ⓘ
constructionTechnique terracing ⓘ
country Peru ⓘ
culture Inca civilization ⓘ
linked to: Inca Empire
distanceFromCusco about 50 kilometers northwest ⓘ
elevation about 3500 meters above sea level ⓘ
environment high Andean plateau ⓘ
hasFeature agricultural terraces ⓘ
circular terraces ⓘ
concentric terraces ⓘ
irrigation channels ⓘ
stone retaining walls ⓘ
terraced depressions ⓘ
hasNumberOfMainDepressions three ⓘ
hasProperty microclimates created by terrace depth and orientation ⓘ
significant temperature variation between terrace levels ⓘ
hasViewOf snow-capped Andean mountains ⓘ
heritageStatus part of the cultural heritage of Peru ⓘ
languageOfToponym Quechua ⓘ
largestDepressionDiameter about 150 meters ⓘ
largestDepressionName Qechuyoq ⓘ
largestDepth about 30 meters ⓘ
locatedIn Cusco Region ⓘ
Maras District ⓘ
Urubamba Province ⓘ
locatedNear Sacred Valley of the Incas ⓘ
linked to: Sacred Valley
managedBy Peruvian Ministry of Culture ⓘ
nearbySite Maras salt mines ⓘ
nearbyTown Maras ⓘ
period Late Horizon ⓘ
primaryUse agricultural experimentation ⓘ
crop adaptation ⓘ
regionType Andes ⓘ
tourismActivity guided tours ⓘ
hiking ⓘ
usedFor archaeological research ⓘ
climatological studies ⓘ
study of pre-Columbian agriculture ⓘ

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