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🇵🇪 Peru · Archaeological wonder

Wamanmarca

Wari to Inca 1000–1532 CE · Wari–Cusco–Inca

Terraced Wari–Inca ushnu spring shrine on Cusco–Abancay road, 1000–1532 CE.

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🇵🇪 Peru · Pyramid

Ushnu of Vilcashuamán

Late Horizon Inca Imperial (1440–1532 CE, ushnu 1450–1480) · Inca (Pachacuti / Topa Inca – Vilcas province)

Imperial Inca stepped pyramid-ushnu (1450–1530, Pachacuti foundation) at center of Inca provincial capital Vilcashuamán (Vilcas, 22 sq km Inca city, 700+ buildings): Ushnu 30×30 m base 12 m high…