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Waqrapukara – “horn-shaped fortress”

Waqrapukara, translated as the “horn-shaped fortress”, in Quechua: Waqrapukara, from waqra, ‘horn’ and pukara, ‘fortress or barracks’ Route to Waqrapukara It is a pre-Inca and Inca site, located in the Pomacanchi district, in the department of Cusco, Peru. Waprapukara refers to the summit’s topographic outcrop formation, but has also been called Llamapukara, meaning “flame fortress”,“Waqrapukara – “horn-shaped fortress””