Choquequirao
CountryPeru
Date1400 AD
RegionCusco
About Choquequirao
Called the sister of Machu Picchu. Only 30% excavated. Reached by a 2-day hike with 1,500 m descent and ascent. May have been the last refuge of the Inca after the Spanish conquest. 1,800 hectares of ruins.
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